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Why Taiwanese Life Insurers Are The Great 'Whodunit' Of The Financial World
You probably haven't thought much about the Taiwanese life insurance industry. Why would you have? But they're among the most fascinating entities in the financial world. And for a long time they've …
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Coming Soon: Travel Genius Season 2
Bloomberg's Travel Genius podcast is back! After clocking another hundred-thousand miles in the sky, hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood have a whole new series of flight hacking, restaurant sleuthi…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
How Private Sector Balance Sheets Changed Recessions
Can the U.S. economy have a recession without it turning into a crisis? In the old days, such garden-variety recessions were fairly common. These days, less so. But why is this? And can we go back to…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Why Governments Haven't Learned The Lessons Of Japan
It's well known that Japan has (until recently) been mired in years of mediocre economic growth. And policymakers and economists use Japan as a warning for how developed economies can enter into prol…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
The Odd Lots Variety Show
On September 19, 2019, Odd Lots hosted its first-ever live event at the WNYC Greene Space in downtown New York City. With an all-star lineup of guests, the show featured convicted white-collar crimin…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Introducing Stephanomics Season 2
Stephanie Flanders, head of Bloomberg Economics, returns to bring you another season of on-the-ground insight into the forces driving global growth and jobs today. From the cosmetics maker in Califor…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
How Financial Repression in China Helped Cause the Trade War
For years, China has experienced blistering growth. Driven by an investment-heavy economic model, this growth has limited household income while subsidizing business. This system worked extraordinari…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
What Businesses Can Learn From the Collapse of Civilizations
History is littered with collapsed civilizations ranging from the Maya to Angkor Wat. But what can they tell us about the world today, or doing business in it?. But what can they tell us about the wo…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Why The Dominant U.S. Dollar Refuses To Go Away
For years, people have been predicting the demise of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency. Although the U.S. economy has been shrinking as a share of the world's GDP, the dollar continues t…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Huw van Steenis On What Central Banks Will Do Next
Last month, central bankers gathered at the annual Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A lot of the talk was about the limits of monetary policy when it comes to boosting economic growth and…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago