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China’s Trade Turnover | Guide to the Global Economy
In this episode, Josh sits down with the team to dive into their latest research.
First, Niels looks at China’s shifting trade landscape from Covid until today, with major shifts in its trading partners associated with the War in Ukraine.
Then for Under the Radar, Ryan explores Chile’s growin... -
Stalled growth in Japan, Germany and the UK | Guide to the Global Economy
In this episode, Alisha outlines how in 2023 Japan, Germany and the UK experienced a technical recession, or consecutive quarters of negative growth, for the first time since 1960.
Then for Under the Radar, Sophia explores Egypt’s economic woes, where inflation is nearing 40% and debit has risen...
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Brazil’s Grain Gains
In this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh sits down with Mrugank Bhusari, who dissects Brazil’s growing role as an agricultural exporter following its recent ascension to the G20 Presidency.
Then Ryan Murphy takes a comparative look at the growth of AI investment, particularly between...
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India's Rise to a Consumer Powerhouse
In this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh sits down with Sophia Busch, GeoEconomics Center Assistant Director, who paints a picture of India's rapid economic growth.
Mrugank Bhusari, GeoEconomics Center Assistant Director, then assesses the economic stakes of Bangladesh's 2024 electi... -
Russia's War Fallout, Denmark's Pharma Boom, and BRICs Lending Efforts
In this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh and the team dissect the economic fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine, Denmark's booming pharmaceutical industry via the weight loss drug Ozempic, and the scale of the BRICS New Development Bank.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 9/08/23
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Why the IMF isn't predicting doom and gloom for China
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Ryan Murphy sits down with Josh to go inside the IMF's economic outlook projections for the Chinese economy, and in particular why the Fund isn't changing its forecast for China's GDP growth - yet. The IMF seems to adjust its projections for other m...
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Turkey would be the EU’s second fastest growing economy
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh sits down with Sophia to talk about the prospect of Turkey joining the EU. It turns out that if Turkey were to join the bloc, it would be the second-fastest growing economy in the EU, and part of a larger trend of Southern European growth outpa...
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Is US friend-shoring really happening? | Guide to the Global Economy
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh and Neils take a look at the latest data on manufactured goods exports to the US—cell phone and car parts, for example. Surprisingly, Chinese exports to the US have decreased nearly 2.5 percent between 2021 and 2022. Meanwhile exports from Viet...
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Investors may flock to US treasuries if the US defaults
Long live the T-Bill? With the United States on the brink of default, Josh and Niels sit down to talk about the safe, liquid, alternatives investors may turn to when and if President Biden and Speaker McCarthy are unable to reach a deal. German AAA bonds? No, too small a market.. Chinese debt? De...
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China's digital currency explained
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy our in-house digital currency expert, Ananya Kumar, sits down with Josh to talk about China’s central bank digital currency—what the wonks call a CBDC—the e-CNY. While China’s digital yuan is in its “pilot phase,” millions of Chinese citizens have be...
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What's Russia still importing from the G7? | Guide to the Global Economy
As G7 leaders gather on Friday, it will come as no surprise that Russia, a former member that got the boot when it invaded Crimea in 2014, will be a major topic of conversation. Neils sits down with Josh on the latest episode of Guide to the Global Economy to chat about G7 countries are still exp...
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American manufacturing is back, but why? | Guide to the Global Economy
Surprisingly, US manufacturing has started growing at a faster pace than the rest of the world. But is this because the US is really making more, or because the rest of the world is slowing? And will it stick?
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 03/10/23
This week, we take you inside the new data, explore the...
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China's banks survived the SVB collapse | Guide to the Global Economy
On this episode of Guide to the Global economy, Niels sits down with Josh to fill him in on how China's banks have fared in the past couple of weeks since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The verdict? Not too shabby, according to Niels. It seems like the CCP insulated their financial system q...
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The new gold rush? Russia and China buying billions in bullion
On this episode of Guide to the Global Economy, Josh sits down with Neils to talk about Russia and China stockpiling massive gold reserves that the West appears happy to get rid of... Alisha joins the conversation to report on piles of dollars destined for Iraq possibly ending up in Iran and Syri...
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