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Katie Martin

Markets columnist

Katie Martin is a columnist and member of the FT's editorial board. She writes the weekly Long View column on market trends as well as other opinion pieces, and appears weekly on the Unhedged podcast.

Previously, she spent four years as the FT's markets editor, and also several years on the FT's live news service. Prior to joining the FT in 2015, she spent 11 years at the Dow Jones/Wall St Journal group, also covering markets.

Email Katie Martin @katie_martin_fx  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Feature21 min
    How to reboot Britain's capital markets | FT Film

    Start-ups look overseas as UK's capital markets struggle to stay relevant

    FT Film: Britain's market reboot
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    The Long ViewCapital markets
    Macron’s curveball unsettles markets

    Snap election creates uncertainty just as some investors increase exposure to European markets

    Emmanuel Macron
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Unhedged podcast17 min listen
    Central bankers do nothing. Markets respond

    What can markets read into the Fed holding steady?

  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    US Dollar
    Dollar doomsters have got it all wrong

    Global demand for the US currency remains extremely robust while appetite for the renminbi has soured

    A magnifying glass is held over a 50 subject one dollar note sheet after being printed
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Unhedged podcast20 min listen
    Trade like a bot

    Academics are learning more about how AI might trade

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    The Long ViewNvidia
    Nvidia juggernaut upends markets

    In an era of stickier inflation, perceptions of the relative risk of different assets are changing

    Christine Lagarde addresses the press conference in Frankfurt on Thursday
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Unhedged podcast17 min listen
    The gamma squeeze

    What happens when banks are forced to cover bets in the options markets?

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Unhedged podcast21 min listen
    What elections mean for markets this year

    Elections in Mexico and India moved markets this week. What will UK and US elections mean for markets later this year?

  • Saturday, 1 June, 2024
    The Long ViewCapital markets
    How Liz Truss still haunts markets

    Disastrous UK mini-Budget of 2022 proves cautionary tale for US government

    Liz Truss
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Markets cannot keep ignoring Trump’s bid for re-election

    The stakes of US fiscal policy are too high

    Donald Trump at a rally in Vandalia, Ohio
  • Saturday, 25 May, 2024
    The Long ViewEquities
    Investment theme du jour: don’t overthink it

    The widespread belief that the stock market just wants to go up is conflicting with the prospect of higher-for-longer rates

    Traders at the New York Stock exchange
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    Unhedged podcast19 min listen
    Where’s the commercial property meltdown?

    The FT’s Joshua Oliver talks about where the real estate market could be headed.

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Unhedged podcast15 min listen
    The cocoa boom

    What’s behind the meteoric rise in cocoa and other commodities?

  • Friday, 17 May, 2024
    The Long ViewGameStop Corp
    New GameStop saga reveals true fools in markets

    Return of the Roaring Kitty to the internet sparks a revival of meme-stock madness

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Unhedged podcast17 min listen
    GameStop again?

    The video game retailer roars back into the memestock spotlight, raising questions about the sanity of the markets.

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Banks
    Can banks really fix the climate crisis?

    New research suggests that their green commitments are not paying off yet

    ,Wind turbines can be seen next to the Lightsource bp solar farm near Anglesey  in Wales
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    The Long ViewUK equities
    UK stocks are finally shining

    After a long drift, the London market has made strong gains this year

    Montage of the LSEG logo and a chart
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Unhedged podcast23 min listen
    What’s next for Warren Buffett

    Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting raised questions about Apple, energy stocks and succession.

  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    The Long ViewUS Dollar
    Can the strong dollar be tamed?

    US currency likely to stay stronger for longer with little obvious on the horizon to dent its strength

    A display of dollar bills
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Private equity
    The case for addressing private equity prejudice

    In today’s climate, public markets do not provide enough diversification

    A view of Oslo seen from the roof of the Oslo Opera House
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    Unhedged podcast16 min listen
    Why the US dollar is the world’s problem

    The strong greenback changes economies around the globe, whether they like it or not.

  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    The Long ViewUS Treasury bonds
    US data blurs the picture for bond investors

    The combination of slower growth and nagging inflation is an unsettling mix

    US Fed facade
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    Unhedged podcast13 min listen
    The diamond market disrupted

    Why is De Beers’ output decreasing so fast?

  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Unhedged podcast15 min listen
    Active changes to passive indices

    Changes to indices have a huge effect on companies and countries. Should they be regulated?

  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast7 min listen
    The Five Minute Investor from Money Clinic: Magnificent Seven

    A quick fire explainer on why the Magnificent Seven are dominating market conversations

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