Why The Repo Markets Went Crazy, And Why December Could Be Even Worse
Back in September, chaos erupted in short-term funding markets, as the cost for financial institutions to borrow reserves soared. Immediately a major debate broke out over whether this represented a s...
11 Nov 201955min
An Anthropologist Explains How Wall Street Culture Reshaped The Entire Economy
Where did the notion come from that the obligation of a company's management is to maximize shareholder returns, even if it means pain for workers? On this week's Odd Lots podcast, we speak with Karen...
4 Nov 201943min
Why Taiwanese Life Insurers Are The Great 'Whodunit' Of The Financial World
You probably haven't thought much about the Taiwanese life insurance industry. Why would you have? But they're among the most fascinating entities in the financial world. And for a long time they've b...
28 Okt 201950min
Coming Soon: Travel Genius Season 2
Bloomberg's Travel Genius podcast is back! After clocking another hundred-thousand miles in the sky, hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood have a whole new series of flight hacking, restaurant sleuthin...
25 Okt 20191min
How Private Sector Balance Sheets Changed Recessions
Can the U.S. economy have a recession without it turning into a crisis? In the old days, such garden-variety recessions were fairly common. These days, less so. But why is this? And can we go back to ...
21 Okt 201943min
Why Governments Haven't Learned The Lessons Of Japan
It's well known that Japan has (until recently) been mired in years of mediocre economic growth. And policymakers and economists use Japan as a warning for how developed economies can enter into prolo...
14 Okt 201940min
The Odd Lots Variety Show
On September 19, 2019, Odd Lots hosted its first-ever live event at the WNYC Greene Space in downtown New York City. With an all-star lineup of guests, the show featured convicted white-collar crimina...
7 Okt 20191h 44min
Introducing Stephanomics Season 2
Stephanie Flanders, head of Bloomberg Economics, returns to bring you another season of on-the-ground insight into the forces driving global growth and jobs today. From the cosmetics maker in Californ...
1 Okt 20192min
