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Market Maker
by AmplifyME · English
The AmplifyME Market Maker Podcast makes finance fun and easy to understand. Hosted by LinkedIn Top Voice Anthony Cheung, alongside trader-turned-founder Piers Curran and former investment banker and entrepreneur Stephen Barnett, each week they break down the biggest market stories and trends shaping the global economy. Get real insight, build your commercial awareness and learn how markets really work, with top guests from leading banks, hedge funds and asset managers sharing their expertise, career journeys and advice.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Scandal & Anthropic's IPO Deflates to $1.4 Trillion
The episode covers two market shocks: Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang being linked to an espionage scandal and FBI inquiry (with Huang reportedly admitting an “affair”), and Anthropic’s IPO valuation…
10 Nov 2026 · 42m · 18 chaptersThe Great AI Debate: Opportunity of a Lifetime or Bubble Waiting to Burst?
A “bull vs bear” debate on whether the AI boom is a productive, secular opportunity or a bubble that will burst, framed around recent market volatility after US midterms.
8 Nov 2026 · 39m · 14 chaptersTrump's Midterm Defeat: Why Stock Markets Are Surging
After Democrats swept both US congressional chambers and flipped Texas statewide races, the episode explains why markets initially sold off (AI regulation fears) but then rebounded as US Treasury…
4 Nov 2026 · 35m · 15 chaptersHow to Break Into Investment Banking | Goldman Sachs, Evercore & Jefferies Offers
Rachel Feely explains how to break into investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Evercore, Jefferies) using a non-traditional background, focusing on spring weeks, networking, interview prep, and…
4 Nov 2026 · 46m · 16 chaptersWill AI Replace Management Consultants? | Accenture, McKinsey, BCG & Bain
Whether AI will replace or shrink management consultancies (BCG, Bain, McKinsey, Accenture) and what that means for revenue, headcount, and junior hiring.
1 Nov 2026 · 25m · 9 chaptersAnthropic's $1.75 Trillion IPO: Are Investors Overreacting to the Risks?
Anthropic’s S-1 filing for a record-setting IPO (target valuation $1.5–$1.75T) and whether investors are overreacting to risks, despite a 94-page risk-factor section (60,000+ words) citing safety…
28 Oct 2026 · 1h 4m · 23 chaptersWill SpaceX and Tesla Merge? Elon Musk's $3.5 Trillion Masterplan
Market Maker podcast episode analyzing SpaceX’s Q3 earnings and growth drivers (Starlink, “superintelligence” compute/data centers), then discussing Elon Musk’s “TerraFab” chip-manufacturing plan and…
26 Oct 2026 · 34m · 18 chaptersWhy Wall Street Is Buying Insurance Against an AI Crash
Wall Street’s growing use of credit default swaps (CDS) as “insurance” against an AI-driven credit crunch, focused on whether hyperscalers’ heavy borrowing to fund AI capex could slow and trigger…
22 Oct 2026 · 41m · 16 chaptersThe Private Equity Takeover of Britain's High Street | Boots, PizzaExpress & Starbucks
The episode tours Britain’s high street through recent retail headlines: bankruptcies, takeovers, restructuring, and store closures, with a focus on private equity’s role.
18 Oct 2026 · 51m · 16 chaptersHow Wall Street Really Makes Its Money | JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & BlackRock
The episode explains how major Wall Street firms make money in 2026, using the latest Q3 earnings as a lens: bond-yield-driven weakness in fixed income trading, strength in equities and retail…
15 Oct 2026 · 1h · 19 chaptersHow Investment Banks Execute M&A Deals | Step by Step
Step-by-step walkthrough of how investment banks execute M&A deals, from winning buy-side/sell-side mandates to teaser/data room, indication of interest/LOI, due diligence, exclusivity,…
11 Oct 2026 · 52m · 19 chaptersIs France Heading for a Financial Crisis?
Whether France is heading toward a financial crisis, framed around rising French bond yields, debt/deficit sustainability, political deadlock, and the risk of a “Liz Truss moment” before the 2025…
8 Oct 2026 · 51m · 17 chaptersWhy UBS Is Threatening to Leave Switzerland
The episode explains why UBS is threatening to leave Switzerland, tying it to Swiss regulatory changes to Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital requirements for UBS’s foreign subsidiaries, and…
5 Oct 2026 · 54m · 21 chaptersWhat a US Investment Bank MD Really Looks for When Hiring Graduates
What a US investment bank managing director looks for when hiring graduates, plus mistakes early-career hires make and how to build trust and consistency in sales/trading.
1 Oct 2026 · 46m · 17 chaptersOil, Sanctions & SuperTankers: The Deals Driving Global Energy
How geopolitical constraints and energy-market bottlenecks drive major energy deals across Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, and Ireland—covering IPOs, sanctions-driven asset carve-outs, spot shipping, and…
28 Sep 2026 · 45m · 20 chaptersBritain’s Debt Problem Is Getting Worse - What Happens Next?
Britain’s public debt and borrowing costs are worsening, driven by higher bond yields, inflation sensitivity to gas prices, and central-bank quantitative tightening; this could force painful fiscal…
23 Sep 2026 · 44m · 20 chaptersWhy Private Equity Just Bought HYROX | Oura’s $16B IPO Explained
The Market Maker Podcast breaks down Oura’s planned US IPO (reported up to $3B at a $16B valuation) and compares its “razor-and-blades” ring + subscription model to Peloton, then pivots to why…
21 Sep 2026 · 58m · 29 chaptersWhy the Fed Is Raising Rates Again | What Happens Next?
The Fed’s unanimous 25 bps rate hike (first in three years) and what it signals for inflation, Fed independence, and markets over the next 12 months.
17 Sep 2026 · 37m · 13 chaptersInvestment Banking Interview Prep: The M&A Deals You Need to Know in 2026
Investment banking interview prep focused on M&A in 2026—deal volume/value drivers, why “high value, low volume” mega-deals dominate, what to say in interviews (rule-of-three frameworks), and…
14 Sep 2026 · 43m · 14 chaptersIs Inflation Coming Back? Why Oil, Food Prices & Interest Rates Are Rising
Whether inflation is returning, driven by rising oil and refined fuel prices (fuel at the pump), higher food commodity prices (supermarket checkout), and the resulting risk that central banks keep…
10 Sep 2026 · 34m · 16 chaptersWhy Nvidia Just Paid $12.9 Billion for Hugging Face | The Business of AI
Nvidia’s $12.93B acquisition of Hugging Face, why Nvidia paid an ~86x revenue multiple, what Hugging Face does, who benefits/loses, and strategic risks (open-source vs power concentration).
7 Sep 2026 · 48m · 21 chaptersCan Governments Really Control Financial Markets? | FX Intervention Explained (JPY, CHF, USD)
Whether governments/central banks can control financial markets via FX intervention and bond-market buybacks, using Japan’s yen support and the 2015 Swiss franc “floor” as case studies; plus how U.S.
4 Sep 2026 · 55m · 21 chaptersStripe’s $7.5 Billion AI Bet: Why It Just Bought OpenRouter
Stripe’s $7.5B acquisition of OpenRouter, explaining OpenRouter’s model (routing many LLMs via one API), the deal rationale, and Stripe’s broader strategy around “capital and intelligence” flows and…
31 Aug 2026 · 49m · 19 chaptersChina’s Robot IPO Boom & India’s Biggest IPO Ever Explained
A global tour of the IPO boom, focusing on China’s robot IPO surge, India’s potential record IPO for its largest derivatives exchange, plus smaller IPO stories in Pakistan and Zambia, and a US IPO…
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