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Money Talks from The Economist

Money Talks from The Economist

By: The Economist
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Join The Economist’s Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood and Ethan Wu for award-winning reporting and discussion on the stories that move markets. They speak to top bosses, investors and analysts around the world for unmatched insight into global finance, business and economics. Published every Thursday.


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Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Why the global elite are collecting citizenships
    Jun 25 2026

    The world’s wealthy are increasingly on the move, and a booming number of advisors is available to help them. The investment-migration businesses turned over an estimated $40bn last year, twice as much as before the pandemic. So where are they advising the footloose ultra-rich to go?


    Guests and hosts:

    • Dominic Volek of Henley & Partners
    • Ron Klasko, co-founder of Exodus Migration
    • Anjani Trivedi, The Economist's global business correspondent
    • Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
    • Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”


    Topics covered:

    • Citizenship by investment
    • Expat advisors
    • Dubai


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    39 mins
  • How quickly could you burn through $2.4trn?
    Jun 18 2026

    For America's social security trust fund, the answer is around six years. A growing elderly population and falling birth rate mean the pot, accumulated over decades will run dry some time towards the end of the next presidential term, in late 2032. When that happens, the country's retirees will take a battering. So can anything be done to stop it before time runs out?


    Hosts:

    • Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
    • Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
    • Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”


    Topics covered:

    • America’s Social Security Trust Fund
    • Retirement
    • US politics


    Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.

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    33 mins
  • Why America’s Treasury market needs a fix
    Jun 11 2026

    The world’s most important asset is under threat. Government debt, inflation and unpredictable policymaking are all putting the Treasury market in peril. What can be done to save it?


    Guests and hosts:


    • Jay Barry, head of global rates strategy at JPMorgan
    • Nellie Liang, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
    • Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
    • Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
    • Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”


    Topics covered:


    • America’s treasury market
    • Safe assets
    • Federal Reserve


    Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.


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    45 mins
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