Podcast Episodes

Japan’s debt

Things are getting more expensive for Tokyo and the rest of the world. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Leika Kihara, Reuters chief correspondent in Jap…

10 months, 1 week ago

Robots

There’s a global race for robot supremacy.  From Shanghai to Silicon Valley, companies are trying to develop humanoids that can take on physical work…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget deficits

U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget bill is likely to bake in outsized deficits for years to come. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters columnist M…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

OPEC+

Saudi Arabia is signalling it can live with lower oil prices. But will the kingdom’s push to get OPEC allies in line backfire? Host Carmel Crimmins t…

11 months ago

Endowments

President Donald Trump’s push to overhaul U.S. academia is putting a spotlight on university finances. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Catharine ("Capp…

11 months, 1 week ago

Europe's energy security

A blackout in Spain and Portugal exposes the region’s weak point. Europe’s energy security is fragile and facing challenges on a number of fronts. Re…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The World Bank and the IMF

As the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group meet in Washington DC, the Trump administration's shakeup of the global economy is top of…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

The dollar

The mighty greenback is feeling the heat. U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff plans have rattled the dollar’s standing as a safe haven. Hos…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Trade and Australia

Australia is caught in the middle of President Trump’s trade war just weeks ahead of a

national election. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters corres…

1 year ago

China's price problem

President Trump’s trade war is complicating China’s deflation dilemma. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters Chief Correspondent in China, Antoni Slo…

1 year ago