Goldman's Jan Hatzius Believes the Hard Part Is Over
Going into 2023, the conventional wisdom was that a recession was likely in store. Instead, it didn't happen. What we saw is continued disinflation, even as the economic growth and the labor market ha...
27 Marras 202346min
Magic the Gathering's Creator Wants to Create an Even Better Game
Since bursting onto the scene in the mid-1990s, Magic the Gathering has become one of the most popular games of all time, with millions of players collecting cards to battle each other in an imaginary...
23 Marras 202359min
Here's What's Going Wrong in the US Offshore Wind Industry
The effort to decarbonize the US electricity grid involves a range of technologies and power sources. Solar is part of the solution, nuclear may also be a component. Battery storage is key. And so is ...
22 Marras 202340min
Why Private Credit's Been Booming Even as Interest Rates Go Up
It's no secret that the market for private credit has boomed in recent years. The surprising thing is that it has continued to do so even as interest rates have surged, defying many people's expectati...
20 Marras 202346min
The Fed's Michael Barr on Real-Time Payments and the Basel Endgame
Michael Barr is a busy man these days. As the Federal Reserve's vice-chair for supervision, he's looking at ways of making the financial system safer through the next-generation of US banking regulati...
17 Marras 202355min
Lina Khan Is Sending a Message to the Private Equity Industry
Since becoming chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan has arguably taken a novel approach to antitrust, one that incorporates broader ideas of what might actually constitute anticompetitive ...
16 Marras 202339min
What's Been Happening With the Iranian Stock Market
Back in 2020, we spoke with Maciej Wojtal, a London-based fund manager who specializes in Iranian stocks. This market is one of the most unfamiliar in the world and most investors can't even look up w...
13 Marras 202340min
The OCC’s Michael Hsu on the Big Risks Facing Banking Businesses Right Now
Earlier this year, we saw the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate Bank following a run on deposits and big losses on their portfolios of bonds. Since then, regulators have been discussing c...
9 Marras 202335min
