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The Big View
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Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you understand what is going on, explore all sides of the argument, and think about what happens next.
[For previous The Exchange podcast users, we didn't want to leave you hanging so we've decided to repurpose this feed for the launch of The Big View podcast. You can still find the legacy episodes below marked under the old title]
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Why central banks are key to electronic money
3w ago00:35:28Tap to summarizeTechnology true believers argue digital cash does not need an institutional backstop. In this episode of The Big View, Gaston Gelos of the Bank for International Settlements tells Peter Thal Larsen why stablecoins and other tokens still need central banks to work smoothly. Bank for International Settlements: Anchoring trust in money: innovation beyond stablecoins Bank of England: Sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins The Big View: The wobbly foundations of the stablecoin boom The Big View: The coming battle over the future of money Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Does Elon Musk represent a new form of capitalism?
4w ago00:40:09Tap to summarizeThe SpaceX boss became the first trillionaire by defying business wisdom, upending financial standards and embracing far-right politics. On The Big View this week Peter Thal Larsen asks Quinn Slobodian, co-author of “Muskism”, whether Musk is a one-off or a model of the future. Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff: "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed" The Big View: Separating science fiction from fact at SpaceX Breakingviews: SpaceX IPO riches would make robber barons blush Breakingviews: SpaceX's $1.75 trln hope rests on Musk imagination Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why central bankers face an inflation reckoning
Jun 1600:36:59Tap to summarizeAgeing populations, indebted governments and geopolitical splits undermine price stability. That leaves independent central banks unanchored, say Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan. On this episode of The Big View, the economists tell Peter Thal Larsen the status quo cannot last. Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan: “The Unanchored Central Banker: Demography, Fiscal Instability, and an Erosion of the Central Bank’s Inflation-Fighting Ability” Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan: “The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival” Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →One way to rethink economics for the better
Jun 900:40:29Tap to summarizeDiagnosing malaise is easy; coming up with solutions is harder. Mariana Mazzucato, the academic and author of ‘The Common Good Economy’, argues for a wider approach to economic purpose. In this episode of The Big View, she tells Peter Thal Larsen how the discipline can improve. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →A stock market veteran’s view on the AI bubble
Jun 200:44:25Tap to summarizeJeremy Grantham’s investment firm GMO made its name betting against the mania of the late 1990s and the mid-2000s housing boom. In this episode of The Big View, he tells Peter Thal Larsen how artificial intelligence has forced Big Tech firms into a fight to the death. Jeremy Grantham and Edward Chancellor: The Making of a Permabear: The Perils of Long-term Investing in a Short-term World Breakingviews: Why investors can still believe in mean reversion Breakingviews: Victorian real mania has lessons for AI investors Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Buyout barons weather private turbulence
May 2600:41:36Tap to summarizeBreakneck growth for private equity and credit has led to worries of overheated dealmaking. In this episode of The Big View, Bain Capital Managing Partner David Gross tells Jonathan Guilford about what the industry did right and wrong, and where it might go next around the globe. The Exchange, January 2024: Bain is keeping the private in private equity Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Separating science fiction from fact at SpaceX
May 1900:41:24Tap to summarizeElon Musk’s rockets-to-AI venture is getting closer to a $1.8 trln IPO. In this episode of The Big View, astrophysicist Adam Becker, author of ‘More Everything Forever,’ tells Jeff Goldfarb about the folly of ascribing value to plans to put data centers in space or colonize Mars. Adam Becker: More Everything Forever Breakingviews: SpaceX’s $1.75 trln hope rests on Musk imagination Podcast: Dreaming Against the Machine Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why rich societies became prosperous and anxious
May 1200:32:33Tap to summarizeIn the developed world, many people are both better off and unsatisfied. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Ryan Avent, author of ‘In Good Faith’, about the eroding beliefs underpinning growth, and whether AI will force us to confront what progress means. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why the dollar could outlast the United States
May 500:42:59Tap to summarizeThe US inherited rather than invented its currency, argues Brendan Greeley, author of ‘The Almighty Dollar’. In this episode of The Big View he tells Peter Thal Larsen about the greenback’s origins and why its global appeal might survive American fiscal and military recklessness. “The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money”, by Brendan Greeley The Big View: Global currencies have a rich past and poor future The Big View: What could knock King Dollar off its throne Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Securing joined-up markets in a fractured world
Apr 2800:37:50Tap to summarizeGreat power rivalry and upstart technology are testing financial infrastructure. In this episode of The Big View, Stephan Leithner, CEO of Deutsche Boerse, tells Peter Thal Larsen how the $58 bln exchange group is coping with volatility, and how the EU can become more autonomous. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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