Isabella Weber On Germany's Plan to Cap the Price of Gas
The surge in gas costs in Europe threatens to impose massive pain on households and cripple energy-intensive heavy industry. So there has been a lot of urgency on the part of governments to figure out...
10 Nov 202245min
Josh Younger on the Origin Story of the Shadow Banking System
There are a bunch of historical analogies that people like to reach for in order to describe some of the economic trends we're seeing today. There's obviously the period of high inflation in the 1970s...
7 Nov 202245min
Mark Bergen on Apple's Threat to the Online Ad Industry
After years of basically printing money, the big online Internet behemoths are starting to stumble for various reasons. There's the macro slowdowns. New competition. And just basic threats to the way ...
3 Nov 202237min
Hyun Song Shin Explains Why This Dollar Shock Is So Unique
It's no secret that a strong US dollar causes the rest of the world pain, but the impact of this year's rally is shaping up to be a bit different than previous episodes of dollar strength. Hyun Song S...
31 Okt 202242min
A Midwest Drought Is Creating a Supply Chain Crisis on the Mississippi River
The Midwest has been gripped by drought this year and water levels on the Mississippi River have fallen to their lowest marks in decades. That's bad news for farmers growing crops and for anyone tryin...
31 Okt 202248min
This Is The Legal Mess Now Facing the Trucking Industry
When people think about the so-called 'gig economy' they probably first think about Uber. But truck drivers are arguably the original gig workers. And driving a truck is one of the biggest professions...
28 Okt 202238min
A Broken Market Is Causing Mortgage Rates to Surge
US mortgage rates have jumped to a two-decade high, with the average 30-year home loan now running above 7%. Of course, this makes sense. The Federal Reserve is raising benchmark interest rates and th...
27 Okt 202244min
This Is What the US Just Did to China on Semiconductors
Earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled a new set of restrictions on exporting semiconductors and related technology to China. The actions are seen as a significant escalation of an ongo...
24 Okt 202247min
