
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

Blackstone's King of Hedge Funds on Alt Investing Right Now
Everyone knows by now that college endowment funds have gone big on alternative investing, pouring billions of dollars into private equity and hedge funds. But that investing model now seems to be und...
1 Touko 202547min

Some of America's Most Important Economic Data Is Decaying
Gathering official economic data is a huge process in the best of times. But a bunch of different things have now combined to make that process even harder. People aren't responding to surveys like th...
30 Huhti 202547min

What We Learned About Treasuries on the Night of April 8
When stocks are plunging in a typical market environment, people reach for safe haven assets like US Treasuries. But we've seen that phenomenon break down more and more. It broke down in a sustained w...
28 Huhti 202543min





















