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Money Talks from The Economist

478 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 675 ratings

Take 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 MB

Some 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 MB

Apostles 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 MB

Company 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 MB

Will 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 MB

Gross 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 MB

Corporate 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 MB

From 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 MB

Volkswagen 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 MB

Britain'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 MB

The 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 MB

Another 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 MB

The 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 MB

Commodities 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 MB

GOOGLE 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 MB

A 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 MB

Fed 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 MB

Governments 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 MB

Both 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 MB

Greece 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 MB

As 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 MB

As 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 MB

If 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 MB

Sweeping 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 MB

WHY 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 MB

Greece 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 MB

Greece'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 MB

The 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 MB

Take 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.