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How much money is too much?
Season 1 Episode 318
Last week Kwasi Kwarteng, the new UK Chancellor, announced a cut in taxes at the same time that the government was stepping in to subsidise rising en…
3 years, 11 months ago
Shadow Banks – necessary or a force for evil?
Season 1 Episode 317
Shadow Banks can take the blame for the 2007-8 financial crisis, packaging up mortgages and selling them as securities to investors. It seems like th…
3 years, 11 months ago
Energy, a free market failure
Season 1 Episode 316
It’s clear, when energy becomes short in supply, free market forces can’t look after all of society. Just the wealthy. That’s why governments are hav…
3 years, 11 months ago
Changing the role of central banks
Season 1 Episode 315
Liz Truss, the UK’s latest Prime Minister, has vowed to review the mandate of the Bank of England (BoE). It’s unclear what outcome she wants, althoug…
3 years, 11 months ago
Is the European economy stuffed?
Season 1 Episode 314
Whilst the US might be struggling a bit with inflation, its nothing compared to what’s likely to happen in Europe. This week Russia shuts down its ga…
3 years, 11 months ago
Should we be bricking it over BRICS?
Season 1 Episode 313
It seems the whole approach to global trade is being redrawn. Donald Trump wanted to do less trade with China before the pandemic, and now with the U…
4 years ago
Is it time to revert to more state ownership?
Season 1 Episode 312
It’s a question being asked more and more. How many of the things that we privatised should be brought back under state control, as energy companies …
4 years ago
281. Can the price mechanism fix everything?
Episode 506
On the Why Curve podcast last week, Phil (and Roger Hearing) spoke to Daniel Gros, Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies, who argued tha…
4 years ago
Can the price mechanism fix everything?
Season 1 Episode 311
On the Why Curve podcast last week, Phil (and Roger Hearing) spoke to Daniel Gros, Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies, who argued tha…
4 years ago
Can you calm inflation and keep jobs?
Season 1 Episode 310
Central banks are pushing up interest rates to slow down the rate of inflation. The principle is simple. Supplies are constrained and demand is high,…
4 years ago