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Reuters Econ World
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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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The price of war
6d ago00:40:20Tap to summarizeRussia is paying an increasingly high price for President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Growth is spluttering and inflation is rising once again as Ukrainian attacks push up fuel prices. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Andrew Osborn, Reuters chief correspondent for Russia, about what the drum beat of bad news means for the economy and the conflict. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The yen
2w ago00:37:00Tap to summarizeJapan’s currency is on a historic slide. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Rocky Swift, chief correspondent for markets in Japan, about what Tokyo is doing to shore up the currency and the implications for the rest of the world. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further Listening: Japan's debtCarry Trade Fed talk Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rerouting the Gulf
3w ago00:37:40Tap to summarizeGulf nations are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Timour Azhari, chief correspondent in Saudi Arabia, about the mania for pipelines and the geopolitical hurdles to diversification. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further Listening: The Gulf’s nightmare scenario Iran: supply shock Energy War Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Fed talk
4w ago00:40:02Tap to summarizeKevin Warsh wants the U.S. central bank to talk less. But is silence really golden for the economy? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider and European Central Bank correspondent Balazs Koranyi about keeping policy debates behind closed doors and letting the markets figure things out for themselves. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further Listening: Trump's inflation problem Kevin Warsh’s policy trap Kevin Warsh: Can he deliver a Fed overhaul? Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Brexit: Is that it? – Live from London
Jun 1700:34:55Tap to summarizeA decade after Britain voted to leave the European Union the debate around reversing it has re-ignited. Transatlantic tensions and the battle over No. 10 have put Brexit back under a spotlight. Host Carmel Crimmins takes the stage at Reuters NEXT to talk “de-Brexiting” with Europe editor Rachel Armstrong and UK bureau chief Kate Holton. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further Listening: Trump's inflation problem The affordability gap Swiftonomics Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The World Cup economy
Jun 1000:31:50Tap to summarizeIs it football? Is it soccer? Whatever the name, it’s big business. On this episode of Econ World, sports economist and author Stefan Szymanski joins host Carmel Crimmins to explore how the World Cup became a multi-billion-dollar spectacle, and why the 2026 event is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Plus, find out how an economist predicts the World Cup winner. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further Listening: Trump's inflation problem The affordability gap Swiftonomics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Class dismissed: The economics of U.S. higher education
Jun 300:37:02Tap to summarizeAmerica’s small private colleges are facing declining enrollment, rising debt, and mounting closures. Is higher education in crisis or simply adapting to a new market environment? On this episode of Reuters Econ World, Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack the economic forces reshaping universities, from tuition models to demographic shifts, and explore what it all means for students, communities, and the future of learning in America. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening American capitalism Prices Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Trump’s problem
May 2700:39:23Tap to summarizeWhat starts at the checkout line often ends at the ballot box. President Trump’s war in Iran is driving up the price of gasoline and groceries making inflation one of the defining issues in U.S. politics right now. With the midterms just months away, host Carmel Crimmins talks to Sally Buzbee, Reuters U.S. editor, and U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the political and economic consequences of America’s affordability crisis. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Kevin Warsh’s policy trap Prices Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Inside Europe’s shortest workweek
May 2000:36:30Tap to summarizePeople in the Netherlands on average spend less time working than any other advanced country - just 32 hours a week. Could the rest of the world follow their lead? On this week’s episode of Econ World, guest host Ethan Plotkin meets workers in Amsterdam who have Fridays off and speaks with the chief economist at the Dutch Statistics Office to hear how shorter work hours are impacting the economy. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Labor market limbo Interview with European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kevin Warsh’s policy trap
Apr 2200:34:26Tap to summarizePresident Trump’s pick for Fed chair is facing a multi-trillion-dollar high-wire act. The Iran war is ratcheting up inflationary pressures as the jobs market weakens. Raising or cutting interest rates right now could be problematic. But doing nothing is also risky with President Trump determined to see the Fed cut rates. On this episode of Reuters Econ World, U.S. economics editor Dan Burns joins host Carmel Crimmins to discuss how Warsh may try to thread the economic and political needle. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Trump’s economy — Live from New York Is the U.S. economy in danger of contracting? Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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