Money Talks from The Economist
478 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 675 ratingsTake a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and business. Each week our editors and correspondents explore how economics influences the world we live in and share their insights across a range of topics. From inflation and recession risk to all things crypto and even the commercial success of K-pop, we have you covered. Published every Thursday.
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Episodes
Money talks: Shy unicorns
November 10, 2015 17:12 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBSome of Silicon Valley's most successful companies have yet to go public. The private world of "unicorns" is a gentler place than the stockmarket, perhaps artificially Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: The trust machine
November 03, 2015 19:02 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBApostles of blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, think of it as the internet of money with implications stretching far beyond the cryptocurrency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Accounting for profit
October 27, 2015 18:56 - 11 minutes - 27.1 MBCompany bosses have many ways to massage their firms' accounts. Many are legal, but can attract the wrath of investors if discovered See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: The fintech edge
October 20, 2015 17:48 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWill Silicon Valley bring down the banks? From payments to remittances, startups are disrupting the world of financial services and luring young talent away from banks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: The GDP conundrum
October 13, 2015 18:06 - 11 minutes - 27.2 MBGross Domestic Product (GDP) is the most closely watched economic indicator but is it fit for purpose? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: The art of the tax dodge
October 06, 2015 18:52 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MBCorporate tax avoidance schemes cost governments an estimated $240 billion a year. Can new measures to curb the practice keep company profits away from offshore havens? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: The business of skin
September 29, 2015 21:08 - 8 minutes - 7.33 MBFrom newspapers to music, the media world has been upended by the internet. Porn is no exception. How has the industry survived amid an endless torrent of free adult content? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Noxious business
September 22, 2015 20:51 - 14 minutes - 33.2 MBVolkswagen confessed to cheating on emissions tests in America in the latest corporate blow-up. How do firms deal with costly disasters both accidental and self-induced? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Far-out and far left
September 15, 2015 18:36 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MBBritain's Labour party has a new leader and possibly a new, radical economic agenda, Africa's farms aren't growing and the upside to tube strikes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Tumble and fall
September 08, 2015 17:39 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBThe commodities crash forces the mining and trading group behemoth, Glencore, to drastically adjust its balance sheet as global trade stalls and the copper market swoons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Chinese ripples
September 01, 2015 17:50 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBAnother week of market volatility sees the Fed possibly going ahead with a rate rise, Chinese manufacturing drop and oil prices see saw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: China's boom gone bust
August 25, 2015 17:35 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe stockmarket rout in China could be the first step towards a recasting of the global economy or a summertime speedbump in an otherwise healthy economy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Not so hot commodities
August 18, 2015 18:25 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBCommodities take a further dive which has impacted inflation globally and America finally eases its ban on crude oil exports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Google Hathaway
August 11, 2015 17:20 - 11 minutes - 26 MBGOOGLE rebrands as 'Alphabet', Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway makes its biggest ever deal and two telecoms rivals merge in Italy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: LIBOR prison blues
August 04, 2015 17:21 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBA trader is sentenced to 14 years in prison for rate-rigging, armoured cars enter the luxury goods market and the British government sells down its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Peaks and valleys
July 28, 2015 18:08 - 10 minutes - 24.5 MBFed watchers mull automating monetary policy; emerging markets feel the effects of China's stockmarket slump and exchange-traded funds surpass hedge funds See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Minimum-wage mania
July 21, 2015 17:45 - 9 minutes - 22.1 MBGovernments are enthusiastically raising the minimum wage of workers. But how high can they go without being harmful? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Tiger finance
July 14, 2015 18:26 - 10 minutes - 23.2 MBBoth the City of London and Wall Street fear the exodus of banks to eastern capitals, but just how dominant are Asia's financial centres? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Separation anxiety
July 08, 2015 15:30 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBGreece seems to have lost allies as Eurozone ministers set a new deadline for reforms, Barclays sacks its chief executive and China's stockmarket is floundering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Only God and Merkel
June 30, 2015 18:08 - 8 minutes - 6.92 MBAs capital controls take hold in Greece and a referendum is set, the mood grows increasingly anxious in Athens See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: The Greek saga continues
June 23, 2015 15:50 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MBAs the deadline for repayment looms, Greece finally offers a concrete set of reforms, Russian assets are seized abroad and a look at China's booming and busting stock markets See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Debt relief
June 16, 2015 15:04 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBIf Greece does not reach a deal capital controls may become necessary, the Swiss economy stays strong despite its currency gamble and the impact of debt relief on very poor countries See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Iceland's return
June 09, 2015 19:15 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBSweeping changes at Deutsche Bank and HSBC and Iceland's capital controls are lifted, delicately Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Show me the risk
June 02, 2015 15:40 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBWHY fears of an economic slump in America are overblown, and why Mark Carney's Financial Stability Board is taking aim at asset managers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Crunch time for Athens
May 26, 2015 16:55 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBGreece approaches a real deadline with creditors on June 5th,America's economy shakes and China's stockmarket wobbles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money talks: Hurrying up
May 19, 2015 13:38 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBGreece's looming debt payments, America's deadline for prosecuting white collar financial crimes and Europe's improving economy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Money talks: Three economies
May 12, 2015 19:01 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBThe economies of America, Britain and Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money Talks: Trailer
May 05, 2015 04:01 - 1 minute - 3.99 MBTake a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and business. Each week our editors and correspondents explore how economics influences the world we live in and share their insights across a range of topics. From inflation and recession risk to all things crypto and even the commercial success of K-pop, we have you covered. Published every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.