Jul 8

The yen

Japan’s currency is on a historic slide. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Rocky Swift, chief correspondent for markets in Japan, about what Tokyo is doing to shore up the currency and the implications for the rest of the world. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠ ... Show More

37 m

Jul 1

Rerouting the Gulf

Gulf nations are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Timour Azhari, chief correspondent in Saudi Arabia, about the mania for pipelines and the geopolitical hurdles to diversification. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ... Show More

37m 40s

Jun 24

Fed talk

Kevin Warsh wants the U.S. central bank to talk less. But is silence really golden for the economy? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider and European Central Bank correspondent Balazs Koranyi about keeping policy debates behind closed doors ... Show More

40m 2s

Jul 2025

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill leaves scars worldwide

The budget law passed by the US president’s Republican Party may add $3 trln to the debt while cutting healthcare, green energy and more. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the consequences for firms across the globe that were banking on an American boom. ... Show More

26m 13s

Oct 2023

US Budget Deficit Skyrockets & Amazon Replacing Employees with Robots?

Episode 175: Neal and Toby explain how the US budget deficit hit $1.7 trillion as Congress ends their fiscal year. Plus, the guys wrap up the biggest headlines of the weekend, including the fallout between Jon Stewart and Apple and Taylor Swift at the box office. Also, how one mu ... Show More

28m 6s

Oct 2023

Spending cuts aren’t the only answer to the budget deficit

There’s been a lot of talk about the ever-growing U.S. federal deficit lately. That discussion has largely revolved around spending cuts. But the flip side of the issue— that is, increasing revenue — is largely ignored. We’ll get into what increasing the government’s revenue coul ... Show More

15m 37s

Sep 2021

A run for its money: funding crunches in Congress

<p>America’s crash of deadlines carries risks for the government’s budget and just possibly its <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/09/21/what-is-americas-debt-ceiling?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_cont ... Show More

21m 50s

Nov 2021

Can We Defuse America's Impending Debt Bomb?

America has a bad spending habit. Nearly $29 trillion dollars in debt, and both political parties showing no sign of stopping their more and more expensive spending plans, what happens when that bill comes due? Writer, commentator and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at FreedomWorks ... Show More

12m 31s

Budget deficits