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| With traditional safe havens like gold, the dollar and government bonds appearing to lose their appeal, could today’s market optimism be building toward a dangerous financial bubble? Josh Roberts, The Economist’s capital markets correspondent and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why investors continue to pour money into stocks despite the uncertainty caused by the Iran war and rising oil prices. 00:00 - Why are stockmarkets rising despite war and oil shocks 03:19 - Why are gold and the dollar failing as safe havens? 05:07 - Why are government bonds no longer protecting investors? 06:32 - Are investors creating a stockmarket bubble because there are no alternatives? Listen to the full episode:https://econ.st/4dONxub Subscribe: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download the App: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ X:https://x.com/TheEconomist #TheEconomist #Stockmarket #Investments |
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