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Join Reuters journalist Carmel Crimmins every week as she and her guests pick apart a key economic principle behind the world’s news. Get beyond buzzwords and technical terms to understand the ideas and debates shaping the global economic agenda.
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Aug 6, 2025 • 41min
Statistics: Trump's firing rocks the foundations of economics
The dismissal of the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is raising questions about the reliability of U.S. data. Host Carmel Crimmins gets a briefing on the importance of data by U.S. economics editor Dan Burns and emerging markets chief correspondent Karin Strohecker, and what lies ahead if economists can't trust it.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 43min
Overtourism
Summer is here and crowds are getting booed in some places in the world. Host Carmel Crimmins looks at the economic trade-offs at play in mass tourism as backlash grows in places like Spain and Japan. Listen to Charlie
Devereux, in Madrid and John Geddie, in Tokyo, as they examine local responses and share a couple of top tips for those venturing out.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 37min
Europe’s defence boom
The region’s decision to spend more on guns has helped make it an investor darling despite an economy still in the doldrums. But will the promised spending splurge give Europe’s economy a big boost or just stretch its weak finances even further? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to European Economics Editor Mark John about the potential implications.
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Jul 16, 2025 • 44min
Fast lane
There’s a race going on between the world’s two largest auto makers, China and the United States, and the People’s Republic is out in front.
Host Carmel Crimmins talks innovation, protectionism, competition and who gets left behind with Reuters Greater China bureau chief Kevin Krolicki and global autos editor Brian Thevenot. Tortoise economies, and hot pot in cars to come.
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Jul 9, 2025 • 45min
'Shadow Fed chair'
Dan Burns and Howard Schneider, both prominent journalists at Reuters, dive into the high-stakes drama surrounding the Federal Reserve. They discuss the implications of a potential 'shadow Fed chair' on global economic policies and the impact of political pressures on the Fed's independence. Their conversation explores the evolving nature of monetary policy communication, the intricacies of interest rate decisions, and the challenges faced by future Fed leadership. Listeners gain insights into the unpredictable landscape of central banking and its effects on everyday Americans.

Jul 2, 2025 • 26min
Stablecoins
In this enlightening discussion, Hyun Song Shin, economic advisor and head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements, explores why central bankers remain skeptical about stablecoins. He highlights potential risks and their limitations as substitutes for money. The conversation touches on the role of stablecoins in inflationary economies like Turkey, emphasizing their use for international transfers and as protection against inflation. Additionally, Shin addresses the broader implications for monetary policy and the challenges they pose to financial stability.

Jun 25, 2025 • 25min
Debt relief
The financial burden facing the world’s poorest countries is growing. Spain wants rich creditor nations to do more. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Spanish Economy and Trade Minister Carlos Cuerpo ahead of a meeting of world leaders in Seville that will set out the priorities for financing development goals over the next decade.
*This pod has been updated to include a response from the U.S. Treasury
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Jun 18, 2025 • 25min
Prices
When are tariffs going to hit American wallets? So far, President Donald Trump’s trade war hasn’t sparked a surge in inflation. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to U.S. Economics Editor Dan Burns about what the data is showing and what might be lying in store for U.S. consumers. Plus, the rewards, financial and otherwise, of backyard chickens.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 25min
Crypto
Digital assets are coming into the mainstream. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Coinbase’s John D’Agostino about what that means for investors and the wider financial system. Plus, get under the hood of the crypto ecosystem from bitcoin and stablecoins to meme coins and everything in between.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 23min
Japan’s debt
Things are getting more expensive for Tokyo and the rest of the world. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Leika Kihara, Reuters chief correspondent in Japan, and Vidya Ranganathan, editor for finance and markets breaking news, about rising borrowing costs in the world’s most-indebted rich country. Plus, why Japanese government bond auctions are no longer boring.
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