In this latest edition of our Insight Talks podcast, we explore the recent surprise UK election announcement and try to make sense of why Rishi Sunak decided to call this next election several months earlier than expected.    Turning their attention across the Atlantic, our experts discuss the upcoming US election, Donald Trump's recent criminal conviction and July's sentencing hearing, and how this may impact his chance of re-election in November.   Finally, James and Isabel talk through recent central banks activity, including last week’s CPI report here in the UK, rate cuts from the European Central Bank last week and May’s Federal Open Market Committee  meeting in the US.    This podcast is brought to you by Close Brothers Asset Management – closebrothersam.com – and features James Tulloch, Senior Investment Specialist, in conversation with Isabel Albarran, Investment Officer.   We’ve created this podcast to set out possible approaches. Please do not view it as financial advice, or its content as investment recommendations. Just because an investment or an investment strategy has performed well in the past, does not mean it will continue to do so. Our predictions are based on information that is currently available, however events and markets can and do change rapidly.