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Why oil hasn’t ruined the global economy. With Rory Johnston
October 23, 2026 · 29 minEight months ago, when the Iran war began, analysts worried that oil could go up to $200 per barrel. That’s a huge jump compared with about $70 before the conflict, and there were fears it would cause a huge shock to the global economy…
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Lessons in communication for Kevin Warsh. With Chris Giles
October 16, 2026 · 27 minIt is not a calm time in the markets. Investors are losing their cool while bond yields rise along with inflation. So where are central bankers? Offering words of calm? Or adding to the anxiety? The Fed’s Kevin Warsh has been telling…
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The EU vs China: it’s complicated. With Bernd Lange
October 9, 2026 · 23 minEurope has a China problem. Every single day, Europe buys a billion euros’ worth more stuff from China than it sells back. And the EU wants to stand up to Beijing over surging exports, which are challenging European industry. But China is…
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Why Big Tech wants more economists
October 2, 2026 · 31 minTech companies are hiring economists to study how AI is reshaping work and society. But what happens when the companies building the technology also produce the research into its effects? Host Soumaya Keynes talks to Ara Kharazian, chief…
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How to be a middle power in a superpower world. With Jenny Bates
September 25, 2026 · 31 minThe global economy is becoming increasingly hostile with tariffs, export controls and industrial policy being used as geopolitical weapons, while the world’s biggest powers compete for economic advantage. So where does that leave a middle…
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Can you spreadsheet your way to equal parenting? With Corinne Low
September 18, 2026 · 27 minDads today are doing more childcare than previous generations, so why hasn’t the parenting gap between mothers and fathers disappeared? One reason: mums are doing more too. Host Soumaya Keynes talks to Corinne Low, associate professor at…
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Will US debt burst the AI bubble? With Ruchir Sharma
September 11, 2026 · 27 minBuilding data centres and running the US government have something in common: they cost a lot of money. Tech companies are borrowing heavily to fund the AI build out, just as Washington is borrowing vast sums to fund the US government, and…
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Memory chip mania isn’t going away, with Dan Kim
September 4, 2026 · 32 minIn recent months, part of the chip market has been going bananas. Prices for memory chips – which AI data centres use in droves – have rocketed, as US tech companies lock in massive orders. That’s bad news for consumers facing more…
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Kevin Warsh spoke — what did we learn? With Torsten Slok
August 29, 2026 · 19 minFederal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh took to the stage at Jackson Hole under pressure. Inflation is sticky, bond markets have been wobbling and his insistence on minimal Fed communication has been seen by some to make matters worse. Soumaya…
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From "The Story of Money": How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
August 21, 2026 · 50 minThe 1873 Gründerkrach, the spectacular stock market crash that followed Germany’s unification, is one of history’s great financial maelstroms. But its most enduring legacy isn’t about money. Host Robin Wigglesworth speaks to Pulitzer…
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From "Trumponomics": Can the US Actually Tax Billionaires?
August 14, 2026 · 24 minAs wealth becomes increasingly concentrated — and artificial intelligence threatens to shift even more income from workers to investors — has the US tax system become outdated? Stephanie Flanders speaks with Harvard professor Jason Furman…
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How to break China’s chokehold on rare earths
August 7, 2026 · 31 minIn the midst of the US-China trade conflict last year, Beijing unsheathed its fiercest weapon. By ramping up restrictions on exports of rare earth metals – crucial elements for high-tech manufacturing – China forced the US to climb down…

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