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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.
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  • March 25 2026
    Markets
    Markets were not made for Trump’s never-ending ping-pong
    The chaos of the Iran war will have long-term consequences for investors and the dollar
    Katie Martin
    new
    Illustration of the globe as a ping-pong ball above a red ping-pong racket
  • March 24 2026
    Unhedged Podcast23 min listen
    Why are markets listening to Trump?
    The price of chasing the news
  • March 23 2026
    Gilts
    Gilts: blame the hedge funds?
    No one’s doing it like the Brits
    Katie Martin
    Premium content
  • March 21 2026
    Sovereign bonds
    Iran war raises the risk of a bond market shock
    Wild swings in UK gilts point to strains that will hurt government finances and jack up borrowing costs for us all
    Katie Martin
    An Israeli self-propelled howitzer fires, with flames and smoke visible at the barrel, as soldiers work nearby in a field position.
  • March 19 2026
    Unhedged Podcast19 min listen
    The Fed’s juggling act
    How will the US central bank handle inflation and a slowing economy?
  • March 19 2026
    Markets
    Ask an Expert. Are markets heading for a shock? You asked, Katie Martin answered
    The FT’s markets columnist replied to readers in our latest FT Ask an Expert Q&A
  • March 17 2026
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    Are the markets right or wrong about Iran?
    Squaring the chaos of the news with the relative calm of the markets
  • March 16 2026
    Angela Rayner
    Angela Rayner aims to reassure investors with City charm offensive
    Former UK deputy PM, who is favourite to succeed Sir Keir Starmer, hosted call with fund managers this month
    Angela Rayner speaks at a podium with a large red "CHANGE” sign in the background.
  • March 16 2026
    Markets
    2022 redux?
    War makes it possible.
    Katie Martin
    Premium content
  • March 14 2026
    Markets
    Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?
    Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope
    Katie Martin
    A currency dealer stands among rows of monitors as large electronic screens display the USD/KRW exchange rate, KOSPI, and KOSDAQ index figures at Hana Bank headquarters.
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    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    Uncomfortable moments in private credit
    Bad news piles up in non-bank lending
  • March 10 2026
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    Wildest day for oil ever
    Did drastic swings in the price of crude just change the war in Iran?
  • March 6 2026
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    Investors are not ready for a true shock
    The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine
    Katie Martin
    Birds fly over buildings as thick smoke rises from an explosion in central Tehran. A Bank Sepah sign is visible in the foreground.
  • March 5 2026
    Unhedged Podcast27 min listen
    The case against stablecoins
    Is there anything really new about them?
  • March 3 2026
    Unhedged Podcast26 min listen
    Energy prices up, markets down
    What will the war in Iran mean for markets?
  • March 3 2026
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    What’s a safe asset now?
    Most of the old standbys are not working
    Katie Martin
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  • March 2 2026
    Global Economy
    Iran attacks show US haven status is in peril
    In moments of extreme uncertainty investors usually rush to the safety of US government bonds, but not this time
    Katie Martin
    Thick gray smoke billows above city buildings in Tehran following a strike.
  • February 27 2026
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    AI has driven investors to hallucinations
    Competing visions on the next big technological revolution are discombobulating markets
    Katie Martin
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  • February 26 2026
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    What the actual tariff?
    The US Supreme Court knocks old tariffs down. And new ones emerge
  • February 25 2026
    US equities
    The death of the Trump trade
    Investor backlash against US markets appears to be real
    Katie Martin
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  • February 24 2026
    Unhedged Podcast20 min listen
    The report that rattled Wall Street
    AI boom or AI doom?
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    Unhedged Podcast20 min listen
    How low can the dollar go?
    Will world markets keep dumping the greenback?
  • February 13 2026
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    Politics is now driving the dollar
    The normal order of what influences the world’s most important reserve currency is breaking down
    Katie Martin
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  • February 12 2026
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    Is AI creating jobs?
    Somebody has to build the data centres
  • February 10 2026
    Unhedged Podcast21 min listen
    What Takaichi's win means for global markets
    Stocks are surging under Japan’s new prime minister. Will that last?
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