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2026-02-06

Donald Trump has tapped Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. But what does Warsh really stand for? So far markets have reacted positively to his nomination, but some fear he is in the pocket of the president and could do some serious damage to the economy. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our economics editors unpack ‘Warshanomics’, and ask how it would work in practice.

#US #Economics #Trump #Warsh #FederalReserve

00:00 – What is ‘Warshanomics’?
01:09 – Kevin Warsh’s shifting monetary-policy stance
03:51 – How does the Fed’s rate-setting committee work?
04:59 – Could Warsh’s intellectual gambit pay off?

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2026-01-29

The killing of two American citizens by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has triggered outrage and a climbdown from Donald Trump. But this is a tactical retreat and Trump will continue to test the limits of presidential power.

2026-01-28

The Japanese yen has risen in recent days, following speculation that the American and Japanese governments may intervene to prop it up. But with Japan facing heavy debt payments and a new prime minister campaigning for fiscal stimulus, the yen may have yet more obstacles to overcome.

2025-12-19

Cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream this year, with more people than ever owning digital assets. The Trump administration created the first legal framework for stablecoins; a move widely welcomed by the industry. However, concerns about money laundering, the evasion of sanctions and what this all means for monetary policy persist. Our top economics and finance editors dissect what’s been happening.

00:00 – How crypto went mainstream
00:40 – What’s happened to the price of crypto
03:04 – Donald Trump has embraced crypto
05:37 – How crypto was accepted institutionally
07:13 – What are the benefits of crypto?

Watch the full show to learn what crypto going mainstream could mean for financial markets: https://econ.st/4oVZmSB

Crypto got everything it wanted. Now it’s sinking:

2025-12-06

The price of gold reached record levels in October 2025. The Economist’s commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains why the assumption that gold is a "safe haven" may not fully explain the surge.

2025-11-01

Can Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s truce really last? China and America have been at economic loggerheads for years over international trade. Jeremy Page, our Chief China correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss what the two leaders promised, what they left out, and whether the deal can stand the test of time.

00:00: Why was Donald Trump in South Korea?
00:30: What did China say after Trump called the meeting “amazing”?
01:10: So what exactly did they agree on?
02:49: What remains outstanding — what’s not in the deal?
04:14: How does this deal stack up against Trump’s other Asia tour agreements?
06:28: Will this new deal with China actually hold?

#TheEconomist #Trump #China

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4qIRDJV
Donald Trump and Xi

2025-10-28

Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are threatening the longstanding values of the European Union. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and former prime minister of Estonia, speaks to our geopolitics editor, David Rennie, about how the union can navigate an increasingly turbulent and hostile world.

#putin #trump #xijinping

00:00 – Introduction
00:07 – How China views the Russia-Ukraine war
01:20 – Europe’s economic influence over China
03:24 – Could the EU use its anti-coercion instrument?
05:05 – How the EU can navigate a world dominated by strongmen

Watch the full interview: https://econ.st/3X18TMA

Brussels feels like a city preparing for war: https://econ.st/4oLCrKd

How strongmen mastered the art of dividing Europe:

2025-10-27

Many of the jobs that graduates will end up doing don’t even exist yet. In the age of AI, what are the best subjects to study?

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