Money Talks from The Economist

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Join The Economist’s Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood and Ethan Wu for award-winning reporting and discussion on the stories that move markets. They speak to top bosses, investors and analysts around the world for unmatched insight into global finance, business and economics. Published every Thursday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Amazon crime: how to fix the economics destroying the rainforest

    3 DAYS AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Amazon crime: how to fix the economics destroying the rainforest

    By some measures, the Amazon is a multi-trillion-dollar resource. Five years’ worth of global emissions are stored in the rainforest, which is about twice the size of India. But to the 30m people who live there, the trees have almost no economic value, which explains why as much as a fifth of the forest has been cleared to make way for cattle and soybean farms. Ahead of this year’s COP climate-change conference in Brazil, The Economist’s Gavin Jackson travelled to the Amazon to understand how to fix the incentives driving deforestation. Hosts: Mike Bird and Alice Fulwood. Guest: Gavin Jackson. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    35 min
  2. Budget balancing act: an interview with France’s finance minister

    30 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Budget balancing act: an interview with France’s finance minister

    France has been cycling through governments with head-spinning speed. Part of what has brought each down is a contentious 2026 budget. Sophie Pedder, our Paris bureau chief, shares her exclusive interview with Roland Lescure, France’s finance minister. They discuss how he intends to get the budget passed at last, and what is at stake if he does not. Hosts: Mike Bird, Ethan Wu and Alice Fulwood. Guest: Roland Lescure. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    41 min
  3. Gita Gopinath: an interview with the former second in command at the IMF

    22 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Gita Gopinath: an interview with the former second in command at the IMF

    The coronavirus pandemic, war in Europe and the perpetual problem that is Argentina have made the last few years some of the most tumultuous in the International Monetary Fund’s history. As the fund's chief economist, then as First Deputy Managing Director, Gita Gopinath was in the middle of the upheaval. Now she’s at Harvard and free to speak candidly about what it was like to be in the IMF leadership, dealing with a tense and fractured geopolitical backdrop, as well as critics in the Trump administration. Hosts: Mike Bird, Ethan Wu and Alice Fulwood. Guest: Gita Gopinath Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    46 min
  4. Prize guys: we speak to this year’s Nobel-winning economists

    15 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Prize guys: we speak to this year’s Nobel-winning economists

    This year’s Nobel prize in economics was awarded to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr. Their work explains why, after millennia of stagnation, economic growth took off. In addition to his new Nobel we talk to Mr Mokyr about another rare accolade he earned this week—being described, in the pages of The Economist, as a “nice man”. We also speak to Mr Aghion about the work that earned him and his co-author, Mr Howitt, their share of the prize. Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Ethan Wu and Mike Bird. Guests: Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University and Philippe Aghion of the London School of Economics. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    43 min
  5. Bubble trouble: could the AI boom go pop?

    8 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Bubble trouble: could the AI boom go pop?

    Until recently, tech bosses who invested their company's money too freely could expect to be punished by investors. Not so in the age of AI. Last year, $1trn was spent on AI hardware and software. Spending is still surging, to the delight of investors. The value of America’s stockmarket has risen by $21trn since the release of ChatGPT in 2022. But AI companies and services still only account for revenue in the low tens of billions of dollars. Could that mismatch turn the AI market boom to bust? Hosts: The Economist’s Mike Bird and Alice Fulwood. Guests: Byrne Hobart, author of “Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation”, and Harris Kupperman of Praetorian Capital Management. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    39 min
  6. Losing its sparkle: can the natural-diamond industry survive?

    1 OCT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Losing its sparkle: can the natural-diamond industry survive?

    De Beers built an empire by convincing the world that “a diamond is forever”. But the supply chain it once dominated is under pressure from cheap lab-grown diamonds that are chemically identical to the mined stones De Beers has been peddling for 140 years. Threats ranging from tariffs to the weakened Chinese economy stalk the diamond industry too, and the iconic De Beers business is now up for sale. So, is there still room for natural diamonds and the companies that sell them, in a world awash with man-made gems? Hosts: Mike Bird and Alice Fulwood. Guests: diamond-industry analyst Paul Zimnisky; and Alexander Lacik, CEO of Pandora. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    36 min
  7. Lord of war: the man rearming Europe

    24 SEPT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Lord of war: the man rearming Europe

    One man has profited more than almost anyone else from the war in Ukraine: Armin Papperger. He is the boss of Rheinmetall, one of Europe’s largest defence firms, which has seen its share price increase more than 2,500% in the past five years. This week, we speak to him about the business of war. Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Ethan Wu and Mike Bird. Guests: Armin Papperger and The Economist’s Vendeline von Bredow. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    36 min
  8. Buyout burnout: how much trouble is private equity really in?

    17 SEPT • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Buyout burnout: how much trouble is private equity really in?

    All is not well in private-equity land. Funds are struggling to flip businesses profitably. Deal volumes have slumped. And new capital has become harder to raise. Does that mean the corporate raiders have had their day? Hosts: Ethan Wu and Josh Roberts. Guests: Daniel Rasmussen of Verdad Advisers and Hugh MacArthur of Bain & Company. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    37 min
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Join The Economist’s Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood and Ethan Wu for award-winning reporting and discussion on the stories that move markets. They speak to top bosses, investors and analysts around the world for unmatched insight into global finance, business and economics. Published every Thursday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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