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Is the K-shaped economy real?
Companies such as Procter & Gamble and Chipotle say lower-income customers are spending less, while upper-income customers keep splurging. But data f…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is the US an emerging market?
Today’s show is a live recording from the Kilkenomics Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland. Katie Martin hosts a panel with guests David McWilliams, founder…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
DIY data
With the government shut down, US investors are looking for data in different places. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong discuss home …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Big Tech spending too much money?
Tech companies are spending historic amounts of money on computing power and data centres.
Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin talk to …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Martin Wolf on the economics of populism
How does populism affect the long-term health of economies? And is there a difference in outcomes between the extreme politics of the left and the ri…
5 months ago
The vigorous nods of Bessent
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has one of the hardest jobs in recent history. He has to implement bizarre economic strategies and keep rational …
5 months ago
Will the US bail out Argentina?
It won’t be easy, and you’ll think it’s strange, when we try to explain … why US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is suddenly reversing all current U…
5 months, 1 week ago
Japan’s next move
Sanae Takaichi is the first female prime minister of Japan. She also claims Margaret Thatcher as a role model. Today on the show, Katie Martin and th…
5 months, 1 week ago
Rare earth quake
China’s announcement that it would be restricting the export of rare earths put markets into a tailspin on Friday. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong, …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
UK Budget blues
On November 26, parliament will make the UK an offer it can’t refuse: The 2026 Budget. But the UK can complain about it! And likely will, as it will …
5 months, 2 weeks ago