In this episode of the Treasury Storyteller Podcast, Eleanor welcomes back Chris King, co-founder of Dukes & King, for a wide-ranging (and sometimes hilarious) conversation on what’s really shaping corporate treasury and risk management as we move through 2026.

Picking up from their last discussion (which famously/infamously veered from FX into rave music), Eleanor and Chris explore how the global landscape has shifted – politically, economically, and operationally – and what that means for CFOs, treasurers, and risk managers trying to stay ahead with limited time and resources.

Using The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as a framing device, Chris unpacks key macro themes including geopolitical instability, US policy risk, compressed credit spreads, subdued volatility, and the challenges hidden beneath seemingly familiar risks  ...