Why the World Keeps Getting Shocked by China's Technological Progress
Over the last several years, the world has watched as China edges close to or past the technological frontier in more and more areas. Earlier this year, US investors were jolted even further when Deep...
10 Touko 202539min
Sarah LaFleur On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs
America's textile industry has famously declined over the years, with a bunch of production moving to lower-cost places like China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Now, with the Trump administration imposing...
9 Touko 202540min
How China Might Actually Handle a US Trade War
By now, everyone recognizes that the US and China are in the middle of a trade war, with the Trump administration having imposed tariffs of as much as 125% on Chinese goods. For an export-focused econ...
8 Touko 202552min
The Tariff Buzzsaw Is Coming For Hardcore Gamers
Every industry is going to be affected by the trade war in different ways. In many cases, we don't know how it's going to play out. Other industries are seeing an immediate impact. Companies that spec...
7 Touko 202546min
Brad Setser on the Big Surge in the Taiwanese Dollar
There are several markets that have really settled down since the tumult of early April. But strange, unusual things are still popping up, particularly in the currency space. Over the last few days, w...
6 Touko 202529min
Henry Blodget on AI, Dot-Coms, and What's Changed In 25 Years
What does history say about how big the AI boom can get, and who will ultimately win out? When does a boom turn into a bubble that turns into a bust? On this episode of the podcast, we speak to Henry ...
5 Touko 202554min
Chris Hughes on How to Craft a Thriving Market
Over the last several years, both parties in the US have been drifting away from laissez-faire thinking about the economy, and more towards the view that the state has an active role in shaping market...
3 Touko 202553min
What The 'Lentil King of Saskatchewan' Knows About World Trade
We don't know what the end state for the tariffs are going to be, but inevitably there will be some shifts in the way that goods and dollars flow around the world economy. Of course, some parts of the...
2 Touko 202552min
