US President Donald Trump wants energy producers to drill for more oil. He claims it will lower prices for consumers and tackle inflation. But oil companies have a different set of priorities — and those could send them on a collision course with Trump. Clips from C-Span, Fox, ABC  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: When peak Chinese oil demand meets ‘drill, baby, drill’  A shale boom is not Donald Trump’s gift to give  Wall Street will stymie Donald Trump’s US oil surge plan, say shale bosses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Amanda Chu (@amandalanchu) and Jamie Smyth (@jamiesmythft.bsky.social). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.bsky.social), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every so often a cool new financial innovation springs up and gains popularity on Wall Street, promising juicy returns for investors. That’s why “synthetic risk transfers” or SRTs are in fashion. But ever since the financial crisis, trendy acronyms have also made some people nervous. And it’s recently caught the attention of organisations such as the IMF. The FT’s Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth explains why he’s been following this and whether regulators should be raising the alarm.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: Inside Wall Street’s booming $1tn ‘synthetic risk transfer’ phenomenon Private credit is even larger than you think Make Europe (securitisation) great again  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Robin Wigglesworth on Bluesky (@robinwigglesworth.bsky.social) or on X (@RobinWigg). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.bsky.social), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.