What causes inflation and why can it damage the economy?

2023-07-12

CEO of America’s largest and most successful bank, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon heads up a globe-spanning operation worth more than $400BN. In this film Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, probes his public-policy ideas–from US-China relations to Bidenomics–and hears his plans for the future.

00:00 – Jamie Dimon, the king of Wall St
00:50 – Jamie Dimon on Sino-US relations
06:25 – Jamie Dimon on US leadership
09:53 – The success of Bidenomics
13:04 – Jamie Dimon’s presidential ambitions

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Watch the full interview here: https://econ.st/44nrk02

The last, unfulfilled dream of Jamie Dimon, king of Wall Street: https://econ.st/3JWa0aq

Central banks face an excruciating trade-off:

2023-06-23

With Ukraine’s counteroffensive under way, infighting has broken out within Russia’s military elite. How will Ukraine’s successes on the battleground deepen divisions in Moscow?

00:00 – The infighting has begun
00:31 – The reaction from Russia’s elite
01:46 – Prigozhin expresses discontent
04:11 – The infighting might intensify

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More on Russian infighting: https://econ.st/3PpV8om

Why the boss of Wagner Group is feuding with Russia’s military leaders: https://econ.st/3Jlf4F1

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man behind the Wagner Group?: https://econ.st/42Oktex

What is the Wagner Group, Russia’s mercenary

2023-06-01

2023-05-29

Generative AI is the technology behind the wave of new online tools used by millions around the world. As the technology is ever more widely deployed, what are its current strengths and its weaknesses?

00:00 – What is generative AI?
00:46 – Breakthroughs and take-up of the technology
02:03 – Strengths
03:32 – Weaknesses

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How to invest in AI: https://econ.st/3IF8EA7

Find more of our latest coverage on AI: https://econ.st/3OS1cFZ

Why large AI models will transform how we live and work: https://econ.st/3MtADUz

Watch: Chatbots will change how we use the internet: https://econ.st/41HELXb

Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance: https://econ.st/43J3UCl

It doesn’t take much to make machine-learning algorithms go

2023-05-25

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more intense and more deadly. But what is a heatwave, why are they so dangerous and how are they affected by climate change?

00:00 – What are heatwaves?
01:40 – How do heatwaves form?
05:28 – How heatwaves kill
08:40 – How to prepare for heatwaves
10:17 – What is the impact of climate change?

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Can Kolkata’s street life survive India’s record-breaking heatwaves? https://econ.st/3BufiFh

How to predict record-shattering weather events: https://econ.st/3Og1juG

Cell block hot: how prisoners are facing rising temperatures: https://econ.st/3Ol0QY9

Heatwaves and floods around the world may be a taste of years to come: https://econ.st/3IhJzLz

Heatwaves kill more Americans than

2023-05-17

For the first time in his 20-year term, President Erdogan faces a run-off in Turkey’s presidential election. Our Turkey correspondent, Piotr Zalewski, explains why the economy might be a deciding factor on voters’ minds.

00:00 – Turkey’s run-off elections
00:49 – High stakes
01:26 – Tactics
02:31 – The price of victory

What might happen next in Turkey’s election: https://econ.st/3BsXWZE

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Turkey’s economy is running on borrowed time: https://econ.st/41GEIdy

Piotr Zalewski’s special report on Erdogan’s empire: https://econ.st/42XtfaE

2023-05-04

King Charles III is estimated to have around £600m in private wealth. In the lead-up to his coronation, The Economist explores where Britain’s royal family actually gets its money from.

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What could King Charles mean for Royal finances: https://econ.st/42694Hl

Our thoughts on King Charles’s coronation dish: https://econ.st/44G2gSK

Britain readies itself for the royal coronation: https://econ.st/3LqrPOA