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The Essential Podcast from S&P Global is dedicated to sharing essential intelligence with those working in and affected by financial markets. Host Nathan Hunt focuses on those issues of immediate importance to global financial markets – macroeconomic trends, the credit cycle, climate risk, energy transition, and global trade – in interviews with subject matter experts from around the world.

Feb 5, 2026

In this early-2026 market check-in, host Andy Critchlow (S&P Global Energy) sits down with Jim Burkhart (Head of Crude Oil Analytics and Research) to unpack a turbulent start to the year for oil prices—driven by geopolitics and real-world supply disruptions. They examine three major forces shaping markets:...


Jan 29, 2026

Amid geopolitical friction, economic uncertainty, and rapid technological disruption, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos convenes global leaders around a “spirit of dialogue.” In this episode of the Look Forward Podcast, host Molly sits down with S&P Global Ratings Chief Global Economist Paul...