Market Maker
by AmplifyME
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- Nvidia's Jensen Huang Scandal & Anthropic's IPO Deflates to $1.4 Trillion · 42 minIs the AI boom starting to crack, or is Wall Street overreacting? After a historic Nasdaq 100 sell-off wiped $2.3 trillion from the market, Nvidia finds itself at the centre of…
- The Great AI Debate: Opportunity of a Lifetime or Bubble Waiting to Burst? · 39 minIs the AI boom just getting started, or are we witnessing the build-up to another major market bubble? With markets experiencing renewed volatility, Piers and Stephen go…
- Trump's Midterm Defeat: Why Stock Markets Are Surging · 35 minDonald Trump's Republicans have suffered a major defeat in the US midterm elections, with Democrats taking control of both the House and Senate. But while markets initially…
- How to Break Into Investment Banking | Goldman Sachs, Evercore & Jefferies Offers · 46 minIn this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung speaks with Rachel Feeley, a student at University College Cork who secured multiple investment banking offers despite…
- Will AI Replace Management Consultants? | Accenture, McKinsey, BCG & Bain · 25 minIs artificial intelligence threatening the future of management consulting? As AI transforms the industry, firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain and Accenture face growing questions…
- Anthropic's $1.75 Trillion IPO: Are Investors Overreacting to the Risks? · 1 h 4 minAnthropic is preparing for one of the biggest IPOs in history, targeting a valuation of up to $1.75 trillion. But behind the extraordinary growth of Claude lies an $80 billion…
- Will SpaceX and Tesla Merge? Elon Musk's $3.5 Trillion Masterplan · 34 minCould Elon Musk be preparing to merge SpaceX and Tesla into a $3.5 trillion technology giant? Following SpaceX's blockbuster earnings, speculation is growing that two of Musk's…
- Why Wall Street Is Buying Insurance Against an AI Crash · 41 minIs the AI boom starting to unravel? While investors remain focused on soaring AI valuations and the likes of Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta, the credit markets are sending a very…
- The Private Equity Takeover of Britain's High Street | Boots, PizzaExpress & Starbucks · 51 minSome of Britain's biggest high street brands are changing hands. From the £6.7bn Boots takeover to Starbucks' rumoured acquisition of Chipotle and PizzaExpress potentially being…
- How Wall Street Really Makes Its Money | JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & BlackRock · 1 h 0 minHow do the world's biggest banks and investment firms actually make their money? In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Piers Curran break down the latest Wall Street earnings from…
- How Investment Banks Execute M&A Deals | Step by Step · 52 minHow does a billion-dollar M&A deal actually happen? From winning the mandate to negotiating the final sale, what really goes on behind the scenes at investment banks like Goldman…
- Is France Heading for a Financial Crisis? · 51 minFrance is facing mounting pressure. Government debt has climbed above €3.5 trillion, borrowing costs are surging, and political uncertainty ahead of the 2027 presidential…
- Why UBS Is Threatening to Leave Switzerland · 54 minCould UBS really leave Switzerland? In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett break down the growing dispute between Switzerland’s biggest bank and the government over…
- What a US Investment Bank MD Really Looks for When Hiring Graduates · 46 minWhat does it actually take to build a successful career in financial markets? In this episode, Anthony Cheung sits down with Jamie Philip, who began his career trading at a…
- Oil, Sanctions & SuperTankers: The Deals Driving Global Energy · 45 minIn this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett explore how geopolitics and soaring energy prices are reshaping some of the biggest deals in global markets. We look at…
- Britain’s Debt Problem Is Getting Worse - What Happens Next? · 44 minUK government borrowing is surging, bond yields remain elevated and the cost of servicing Britain’s debt is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. But how serious is the…
- Why Private Equity Just Bought HYROX | Oura’s $16B IPO Explained · 58 minHYROX has exploded into one of the biggest trends in fitness, and now private equity wants a piece of it. But what exactly makes the business so attractive? In this episode…
- Why the Fed Is Raising Rates Again | What Happens Next? · 37 minThe Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in three years, with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivering a unanimous 25 basis point hike as inflation once again…
- Investment Banking Interview Prep: The M&A Deals You Need to Know in 2026 · 43 minApplication season is underway, and if you’re targeting investment banking, understanding what’s actually happening in M&A can give you a real advantage in interviews. In this…
- Is Inflation Coming Back? Why Oil, Food Prices & Interest Rates Are Rising · 34 minOil is back above $100 a barrel, food prices are climbing and central banks are once again facing pressure to raise interest rates. Is the world heading towards a second wave of…
- Why Nvidia Just Paid $12.9 Billion for Hugging Face | The Business of AI · 48 minNvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, paying around 86x revenue for one of the most important platforms in open-source AI. In this episode of the Market…
- Can Governments Really Control Financial Markets? | FX Intervention Explained (JPY, CHF, USD) · 55 minCan governments really control financial markets, or can they simply delay the inevitable? Japan has spent nearly $100 billion trying to support the yen, with the US taking the…
- Stripe’s $7.5 Billion AI Bet: Why It Just Bought OpenRouter · 49 minStripe has just made one of the biggest AI acquisitions yet, buying OpenRouter for around $7.5 billion — a company that was valued at just $1.3 billion only months earlier. So…
- China’s Robot IPO Boom & India’s Biggest IPO Ever Explained · 44 minThe global IPO market is roaring back but some of the most interesting action isn’t happening on Wall Street. In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung and…
- The Business of Boeing: How Did It Go So Wrong? · 49 minBoeing is back in the spotlight following the release of Netflix’s new documentary Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing. But beyond the safety failures and scandals, there’s another…
- SpaceX’s 40% Rally Explained | Inside Apollo’s £5.7bn EasyJet Deal · 46 minSpaceX shares have surged nearly 40% from their recent lows, despite fears that its unusual staggered lock-up structure would unleash a wave of selling. So what actually…
- The $500 Billion AI Debt Machine & The Great CapEx Test · 51 minNvidia, CoreWeave and Wall Street are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure. But how does the financial machine behind the AI boom actually work and…
- Why Sainsbury's Sold Argos (It's Not What You Think) · 52 minWhy would Sainsbury's sell one of Britain's best-known retailers for a fraction of what it originally paid? In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung and…
- The AI Hedge Fund That Blew Up | The Situational Awareness Story · 47 minA 22-year-old former OpenAI researcher built one of the hottest AI-focused hedge funds on Wall Street, generated extraordinary returns, then watched it unravel in spectacular…
- The AI Investment Playbook: Who Wins Next & Where the Money Goes · 55 minArtificial intelligence is changing the world, but who will actually make the money? In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, we explore the AI investment ecosystem to…
- The World of Corporate Banking Explained · 20 minIn this episode, Stephen discusses the often misunderstood field of corporate banking, highlighting its significance within the financial services industry. He explains the core…
- The Hidden Business of Sport: Why NFL Teams Are Worth Billions · 43 minWhy would anyone spend $9.6 billion buying an NFL team? This week, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett break down the record-breaking sale of the Seattle Seahawks and explain why…
- What Does Andy Burnham Mean for the Economy & Markets? · 23 minFive days into office, Andy Burnham is already facing the same question every UK Prime Minister eventually encounters: who really controls the economy? In this episode, Anthony…
- Sky Buys ITV for £1.6BN | Reformation's IPO Explained · 55 minWall Street isn't the only place where billion-dollar deals are happening. This week, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett break down ITV's agreement to sell its television and…
- The AI Bubble Is Powering EVERYTHING (Bank Earnings, US CPI, SpaceX) · 44 minWall Street has just posted one of its strongest quarters in history. The world's biggest banks delivered record profits as trading desks, investment banking and wealth…
- Why Private Equity Wants to Buy easyJet | How Investment Bankers Value Airlines · 39 minThis week on Market Maker, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett break down the £5.7 billion bidding war for easyJet and explain why private equity firms are suddenly competing to…
- US-Iran Ceasefire Unravels, the Fed's New Playbook and Apple's $30bn Broadcom Deal · 42 minOil is up but stocks aren't blinking, so why has the market gone numb to the Strait of Hormuz standoff between the US and Iran? Anthony Cheung and Piers Curran break down the…
- OpenAI IPO Delayed? Lime Bikes & the Biggest IPO Stories Explained · 42 minIs OpenAI delaying its IPO, and why has it reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% stake? In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung and Stephen…
- How to Build Mental Toughness and Resilience | James Golding Cancer Survivor, Endurance Cyclist & World Record Holder · 57 minWhat does it take to keep going when things get tough? In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, Anthony Cheung is joined by endurance cyclist, two-time cancer survivor and…
- Goldman Sachs Breaks M&A Records | Investment Banking Boom | Snap's $120B Collapse · 49 minGoldman Sachs has advised on more than $1 trillion of mergers and acquisitions in record time, highlighting the return of blockbuster dealmaking. We explain what's driving the…
- SpaceX $25 Billion Bond Deal, Micron Earnings & UK Political Crisis Explained · 38 minSpaceX raised $86 billion in its IPO then borrowed another $25 billion from the bond markets days later. Anthony Cheung and Piers Curran break down the financial engineering…
- Why SpaceX Paid $60 Billion for AI Startup Cursor · 45 minWhy would a company generating less than $20 billion in annual revenue spend $60 billion acquiring an AI coding startup? In this episode of AmplifyME Market Maker, Anthony…
- Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Explained · 17 minIn this episode, we shine a spotlight on Debt Capital Markets, a crucial yet often overlooked business function within major investment banks like J.P. Morgan, Bank of America…
- How AI Is Changing Investment Banking Jobs | The Future of M&A Careers · 50 minArtificial intelligence is rapidly changing investment banking, but what does that actually mean for M&A professionals and students looking to break into the industry? In this…
- US CPI, ECB Rate Hikes & The Political Risk Facing UK Markets · 43 minThe SpaceX IPO has captured the world's attention, but away from the headlines there are some major macroeconomic developments investors should be watching. In this episode of…
- OpenAI’s IPO Filing Explained | SpaceX IPO Update · 27 minThe AI IPO race is heating up. In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, we break down the latest developments surrounding the SpaceX IPO and OpenAI’s confidential S1 filing…
- SpaceX IPO Roadshow Begins | Anthropic’s IPO Race + Berkshire Hathaway’s Next Move · 50 minThe SpaceX IPO is becoming one of the most fascinating corporate events in modern financial history. This week on Market Maker, we unpack the latest updates from SpaceX’s live…
- World Cup 2026: Goldman Sachs Predicts The Winner · 39 minWhat does the World Cup have in common with Wall Street trading desks? In this episode of the Market Maker Podcast, we break down the hidden financial world behind the biggest…
- The SpaceX IPO Explained | The Complete Deep Dive · 1 h 1 minIn this episode of The Market Maker Podcast, we break down everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s $2 trillion SpaceX empire, the IPO frenzy surrounding the deal, and…
- How Banks Make Billions From Market Volatility · 53 minOil is surging toward $100. Inflation fears are back. The Middle East remains highly unstable. Yet Wall Street trading desks are making record billions and major banks are…
