Isabella Weber on China’s Vision for Making Markets Work
For years, people have talked about China's ongoing process of opening up, or liberalizing its economy. And yet lately it's taken strong moves that seem to indicate a change in direction. It's cracked...
30 Sep 202149min
This Is What the Pandemic Did to the U.S. Rail System
The pandemic has obviously sent shockwaves throughout the supply chain. And, despite hopes of normalization, things might even be getting worse. The number of ships, for example, waiting to unload at ...
27 Sep 202150min
How To Understand the Inflation We’re Seeing Right Now
Over the last several months, inflation has risen at a pace significantly faster than what economists have expected. Markets, and perhaps the Fed, take some solace in the fact that it can largely be t...
23 Sep 202155min
Understanding Evergrande, the Chinese Real Estate Conglomerate That’s Nearing Collapse
If you've been following the wild ride that is Chinese real estate, then you've definitely heard of Evergrande. The price of its shares and bonds has been tumbling lately amid concerns about its cash ...
20 Sep 202154min
Stacy Rasgon on How the Global Chip Crisis May Be Getting Even Worse
We've been talking about chips on Odd Lots for almost a year now. Thanks to a unique combination of events and constraints, capacity to make more semiconductors is incredibly tight. One industry that'...
16 Sep 202142min
Dan Wang Explains What China's Tech Crackdown Is Really All About
Over the last several months, Chinese authorities have undertaken a sweeping campaign of change. We've seen crackdowns on big tech and fintech companies (like Ant Financial and Didi), online education...
13 Sep 202147min
Zoltan Pozsar on What’s Going on in Rates Markets Right Now
There's a lot happening in the plumbing of the financial system. The Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility has seen huge takeup from financial market participants seeking to park excess cash. Meanwh...
9 Sep 202146min
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on the Next Big Thing in Passive Investing
Passive investing is kind of boring. You dump your money in an index fund and that's it. The industry hasn't really seen big innovation since ETFs were invented in the 1990s. Enter custom indexing. Cu...
6 Sep 202147min
