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'Protection Gap'
Climate change is exposing a “protection gap” for Americans seeking insurance against property losses. This gap could spell trouble for U.S. house pr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Carry Trade
Japan still looms large over global financial markets. A sharp sell-off in yen-funded trades – known as the yen carry trade – over the summer is just…
1 year, 6 months ago
Tax
What will happen to the Trump tax cuts from 2017? Many of the measures expire next year giving the next U.S. president a prime opportunity to shape t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Peak Oil
Global oil demand growth is slowing - but when will it peak? Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Global Commodities & Energy Editor Simon Webb to look …
1 year, 6 months ago
Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in four years should ease some of the financial pressures facing consumers and businesses. But will the reductio…
1 year, 6 months ago
Baby Slump
Does a smaller, older population mean economic catastrophe? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to David Miles, professor of financial economics at Imperial C…
1 year, 7 months ago
'September Effect'
Should investors fear a calendar month? September is historically the worst month for U.S. stocks. Host Carmel Crimmins and Reuters’ Editor-at-Large …
1 year, 7 months ago
China’s ‘Rotten-tail kids’
This has become the buzzy phrase to describe the plight of a generation of college graduates in China. Locked out of the jobs market in a spluttering…
1 year, 7 months ago
‘Swiftonomics’
** We're pleased to announce that this episode has been nominated for a Webby Award this year in two categories. If you like what you hear please vot…
1 year, 7 months ago
‘Bidenomics’
President Joe Biden is out of the 2024 race - but will his economic legacy endure? On this week’s episode we look at the economic policies that have …
1 year, 8 months ago