Episodes 12
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Since Sep 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

Hosted by Kallum Pickering, Chief Economist at Peel Hunt, Macro Minds brings economists and other experts to the table to discuss the key issues in global economics, financial markets and politics.

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Recent Episodes

Macro Minds #12: All roads are blocked: Talking UK infrastructure with Ben Southwood

Feb 19, 2026 56m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Ben Southwood, founder and editor of Works in Progress, to discuss why Britain’s infrastructure is slow, costly, and unattractive. From nimbyism to gold-plating, they…

Macro Minds #11: What’s wrong with the UK economy? With Martin Beck

Nov 21, 2025 32m

Martin is Chief Economist at WPI Strategy. He has over 20 years’ experience covering the UK economy, including as Chief Economic Adviser to the EY ITEM Club, UK economist at Oxford Economics and…

Macro Minds #10: Making sense of the UK economy, with Anna Leach

Sep 02, 2025 42m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Anna Leach, IoD Chief Economist, to discuss the economic and policy outlook for the UK. They deep-dive into the causes of the UK’s potential growth decline, why the mood…

Macro Minds #9: What’s the deal with China? With Dr. Gerard Lyons

May 02, 2025 39m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Dr. Gerard Lyons, veteran cityeconomist, to discuss the economic and policy outlook for China. They cover the impact of rising trade uncertainties, how policymakers are…

Macro Minds #8: Economic impact of US tariffs, with Mickey Levy

Apr 23, 2025 45m

Kallum Pickering once again welcomes Dr. Mickey Levy, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, long-standingmember of the Shadow Open Market Committee and Wall Street Journal contributor. They…

Macro Minds #7: Going for growth in the age of uncertainty, with Douglas McNeill

Feb 11, 2025 38m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Douglas McNeill to discuss the current state of the UK economy, the factors that will shape its long run economic performance - including demographics and AI, and why the…

Macro Minds #6: Going for growth – HM Treasury orthodoxy and Labour’s industrial strategy with Giles Wilkes

Jan 16, 2025 39m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Giles Wilkes to discuss the current state of the UK economy, whether so-called ‘orthodoxy’ at HM Treasury helps or hinders pro-growth policymaking and the government’s…

Macro Minds #5: Sweat the big stuff - debt super-cycles and stock market bubbles - with Chris Watling

Dec 18, 2024 39m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Chris Watling, global chief economist and chief market strategist at Longview Economics, to discuss the distortive role of financial liberalisation on housing markets,…

Macro Minds #4: Inside Westminster - understanding the mechanics of UK power and policymaking, with James Nation

Dec 09, 2024 34m

Kallum Pickering welcomes James Nation, Managing Director at Forefront Advisers for UK Politics and a part-time lecturer in comparative politics at Stanford University. They deep-dive into the…

Macro Minds #3: US election special - assessing the economic policies of Trump and Harris, with Mickey Levy

Oct 29, 2024 35m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Dr. Mickey Levy, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, long-standing member of the Shadow Open Market Committee and Wall Street Journal contributor. They discuss the…

Macro Minds #2: Why Britain has stagnated, with Sam Bowman

Oct 15, 2024 49m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Sam Bowman, co-author of 'Foundations - why Britain has stagnated'. They discuss the causes of Britain's economic malaise, how the fixes are mostly obvious and why price…

S1E1 Macro Minds #1: Making Sense of the US Economy, with Claudia Sahm

Sep 26, 2024 30m

Kallum Pickering welcomes Claudia Sahm to discuss the current state of the US economy, why this time is different for her ‘Sahm Rule’, policy challenges facing the US Federal Reserve, positive…

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