The IMF-World Bank annual meeting takes place in Marrakech just weeks after a deadly Moroccan earthquake. The setting is apt for emerging markets and defaulting countries that are struggling with headwinds from all sides. Listen to our global financial and economic editors discuss those challenges -- and visit a barber shop in Argentina, where annual inflati ... Show More
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Iran's $200 oil warning, trade probes, school strike and Lebanon
Tankers burn and Iran says the world should be prepared for oil prices to soar, as major economies release barrels from their strategic reserves. Investigators think the U.S. military may have been responsible for a strike on a girls’ school on the first day of the war. Around 80 ... Show More
12m 32s
Mar 10
Oil prices, Gaza, Iranian soccer team and Anthropic
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Middle East war could be "over soon," but that he'll hit Iran harder if it blocks oil. The Gaza peace process stalls as focus shifts to Iran. Australia gives five Iranian women soccer players humanitarian visas. Plus, Anthropic sues the Pentag ... Show More
11m 25s
Oct 2022
A gloomy global economic outlook from the IMF
The International Monetary Fund has issued a gloomy forecast for 2023, saying the "worst is yet to come" for the global economy. The IMF says more than a third of the world's economy will shrink in the year to come, including the US, the EU and China. We look at the detail with f ... Show More
27m 34s
