John Bolton: “Trump is on a downhill slope”

2025-10-30

How resilient is the global economy? Mike Bird, co-host of the Money Talks podcast, speaks with Gita Gopinath, Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist, about her experience steering the financial body through crises and the fiscal risks countries currently face.

00:09 – What was it like working at the IMF during a time of global crises?
01:35 – Can emerging markets stay resilient as U.S. influence fades?
04:37 – How worried should we be about hidden risks in global finance and soaring deficits?
07:22 – How can rich countries fix their fiscal imbalances?

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Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth: https://econ.st/47uiKPV
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2025-10-23

At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. In keeping with that belief, our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our deputy editor, Ed Carr, spoke to Steve Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.

Subscribers can watch the full interview as part of our new video series The Insider.

00:00 – The Economist interviews Steve Bannon
00:52 – What kind of America does Bannon want to build?
02:00 – Bannon on seizing America’s institutions
06:15 – Bannon says Trump will have a third term
10:41 – Bannon’s role in populist nationalist movements in

2025-10-15

Looking for your next book to read this autumn? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our favourite novels that have been published recently. To see the rest of our top picks, click the link: https://econ.st/4q8uwrG

2025-10-10

As celebrations continue over the ceasefire in Gaza, a number of crucial questions remain: will Hamas give up its weapons? How will the transitional authority work? And what does this mean on the ground for Gazans? The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, sat down with the paper’s experts to discuss the merits and pitfalls of Trump’s plan.

Watch the full discussion here: https://econ.st/4obWt04

00:00 – Will Hamas give up its weapons?
02:06 – The transitional authority
05:10 – How is this different to the Oslo Accords?
07:58 – Will President Trump stick to the deal?
08:40 – How quickly can conditions improve on the ground?

Is this a new beginning for the Middle East? https://econ.st/3Wk1eZL
Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan:

2025-08-25

People across the rich world will inherit some $6trn in 2025, but it will be unequally distributed.

2025-08-19

Despite Donald Trump’s optimism, a peace deal in Ukraine still remains unlikely. Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, explains why.

2025-08-11

Amid mounting evidence of war crimes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced a new offensive on Gaza City. Our foreign editor looks at who could stop him.

2025-06-20

Can Vietnam reinvent its stalling economic model? Mike Bird and Ethan Wu, co-hosts of The Economist’s Money Talks podcast, discuss the country’s new leadership and the growth challenges it faces

00:00 – Vietnam’s economic success
02:26 – Why tariffs could dismantle Vietnam’s export economy
05:01 – Vietnam’s model is similar to Singapore
06:50 – Why its harder to climb the development ladder now

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Vietnam’s economy is booming, but its new leader is worried: https://econ.st/4lj8bEM
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