Adventures in Finance 58 - Commercial Break: What the Ad industry’s struggles say about the economy
Advertising behemoth WPP has run into massive troubles. Does this just reflect the flow of ad dollars into Google and Facebook, or does it suggest bigger problems with the global economy? Grant descri...
16 Maalis 201854min
Adventures in Finance 57 - Blue Steel: Tariffs, Trade and Trump
What’s driving the modern movement toward protectionist tariffs and trade wars? Where will it all lead, and what lessons can we draw from history? Geopolitics consultant Peter Zeihan and historian Mar...
9 Maalis 201859min
Adventures in Finance 56 - Digging Gold: The Case for Precious Metals
Will it soon be gold’s time to shine once again? Rick Rule of Sprott Global Resources, Simon Mikhailovich Tocqueville Bullion Reserve and Ronald-Peter Stoeferle of Incrementum AG weigh in. Plus, in th...
2 Maalis 20181h 16min
Adventures in Finance 55 - The Storm After the Calm: Is Market Volatility Back?
Stock market volatility has surged to levels unseen in years. So is the era of unusual market calm now over and done with? Or was this latest episode just a temporary bit of turmoil? Steve Diggle of V...
23 Helmi 20181h 6min
Adventures in Finance 54 - Trump Whisperer: The Life and Times of Ken Kurson
Ken Kurson has been many things: A reporter, a rocker, a newspaper editor and a cryptocurrency evangelist. He’s also a supporter and occasional speechwriter for President Donald Trump. This week, he s...
16 Helmi 20181h 1min
Adventures in Finance 53 - Unfixed Income: The Bond Market Meltdown
Bond prices appear to be in the midst of a striking dive. So can we blame bonds for the stock market drop? Is the decades-long bond bull market finally over? And where will the 10-year Treasury yield ...
9 Helmi 20181h
Adventures in Finance 52 - New Kids on the Blockchain: Inside the Minds of Cryptocurrency Investors
The crypto craze has made dedicated investors and traders out of many people who’ve never before given much thought to finance. What’s driven those people into bitcoin and other tokens, where do they ...
2 Helmi 20181h 9min
Adventures in Finance 51 - Xi’s China: What Next For The Middle Kingdom?
With China’s plenum out of the way, what’s ahead for the Chinese economy? How much influence does the government have, and how successful has the transition to a consumer-based economy been? Finally, ...
26 Tammi 20181h 7min
