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America's Shopping Addiction!
Season 5 Episode 17
For decades, the American consumer has powered not just the world's biggest economy but the entire global economy. According to the World Bank – Americans make up around one third of global consumer …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is China Dumping the Dollar? - And is Ray Dalio Right about Reserve Currencies?
Season 5 Episode 16
In the wake of Trump's liberation day tariffs, stocks, bonds and the US dollar collapsed all at once as investors started dumping American assets. Some commentators argued that China might be behind …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Panic In the Car Market - Americans Rush to Beat Tariffs!
Season 5 Episode 15
Americans have ben rushing to buy new cars as President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported cars and car parts remains in effect despite the deferral of other country-based taxes that were announced last…
Published on 5 months ago
How Trump’s Tariffs Will Transform Global Trade?
Season 5 Episode 14
President Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs on April second were more severe than the market expected. On top of a 10 per cent universal minimum tariff, the new regime includes significantly…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Is Elon Musk's Business Empire Collapsing?
Season 5 Episode 13
Elon Musk once described competition for his businesses as non-existent, but today the two businesses that underpin his corporate empire - Tesla and SpaceX, are facing more and more competition. In t…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide?
Season 5 Episode 12
Birth rates are plummeting worldwide – and while this might seem like nothing new – as it has been the case in developed countries for quite some time. The thing that is interesting is that we are se…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia's Megaproject Disaster!
Season 5 Episode 11
Saudi Arabia's Neom megaprojects are running into major financial problems according to The Wall Street Journal.After more than $50 billion dollars has been spent the fantasy city has collided with r…
Published on 6 months ago
Germany's Historic Debt Deal!
Season 5 Episode 10
European markets rallied sharply this week as German borrowing costs soared after the country’s new leaders announced a historic deal to loosen its “debt brake” rule to boost spending on defense.The …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Why Are Politicians So Old?
Season 5 Episode 9
The average American is 39 years old - which is half the age of the sitting president - Donald Trump. When Ronald Reagan was inaugurated at 69 years old, he became the oldest person to have ever serv…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Argentina's Memecoin Disaster
Season 5 Episode 8
Argentina’s president Javier Milei has been rocked by a scandal over his promotion of a memecoin called $LIBRA which soared in value before collapsing last week, triggering lawsuits and calls for imp…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago