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Garys Economics

Garys Economics

By: Gary Stevenson
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Gary Stevenson – inequality economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game – explains how real world economics work.Gary Stevenson Economics
Episodes
  • Why do asset prices keep going up?
    May 10 2026

    Global stock markets are at all time highs. Gold has doubled and silver tripled in the last two years alone. What's behind these moves? Shouldn't economic crises like Iran be pushing asset prices down? Is now a good time to invest?




    (00:00) Intro


    (01:34) Global asset prices


    (03:45) How 2008 crisis pushed prices up


    (09:00) Do interest rates matter?


    (10:24) What COVID did


    (13:00) WHY asset prices go up


    (18:27) Crises push up asset prices


    (20:18) How should YOU react?


    (23:07) A distribution crisis


    (27:49) Will asset prices KEEP going up?

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    29 mins
  • Will elections this week bring down the Prime Minister?
    May 3 2026

    Elections in the UK this week may change everything. With prediction markets saying Labour are facing wipeout, is Sir Keir Starmer about to resign? Who will take over? And what does that mean for the next general election? Gary sets out his predictions for the next week, year and 10 years in British politics.


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    Chapters


    (00:00) Intro


    (02:47) Will Starmer go?


    (09:09) WHO you should vote for


    (10:22) Scotland and Wales


    (11:34) The next UK Prime Minister?


    (16:44) Best way to get wealth taxes


    (21:16) What I predict will happen


    (35:30) What you can do

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    37 mins
  • Will AI destroy the economy?
    Apr 26 2026

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    Will AI make us all richer and more productive, or steal our jobs and impoverish us? The Industrial Revolution gives us clues about what could be about to happen.



    (00:00) Intro

    (04:58) Will AI decrease wages?

    (06:19) Will AI increase wages?

    (13:00) Luddites

    (16:17) The Industrial Revolution

    (24:50) Who profited?

    (26:51) Workers became powerful

    (31:12) Why customers matter

    (36:03) Henry Ford’s dilemma

    (39:55) Who benefits from increased productivity

    (43:32) Will AI liberate us?

    (45:57) Why I am positive about the future

    (51:19) How we can WIN

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    55 mins
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