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The price of war Jul 15, 2026

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Russia is paying an increasingly high price for President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Growth is spluttering and inflation is rising once again as Ukrainian attacks push up fuel prices. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Andrew Osborn, Reuters chief correspondent for Russia, about what the drum beat of bad news means for the economy and the conflict.

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The yen Jul 08, 2026

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Japan’s currency is on a historic slide. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Rocky Swift, chief correspondent for markets in Japan, about what Tokyo is doing to shore up the currency and the implications for the rest of the world.

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Japan's debt
Carry Trade

Fed talk

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Rerouting the Gulf Jul 01, 2026

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Gulf nations are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Timour Azhari, chief correspondent in Saudi Arabia, about the mania for pipelines and the geopolitical hurdles to diversification.

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The Gulf’s nightmare scenario

Iran: supply shock

Energy War

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Fed talk Jun 24, 2026

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Kevin Warsh wants the U.S. central bank to talk less. But is silence really golden for the economy? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider and European Central Bank correspondent Balazs Koranyi about keeping policy debates behind closed doors and letting the markets figure things out for themselves.

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Further Listening:⁠

Trump's inflation problem⁠⁠

Kevin Warsh’s policy trap

Kevin Warsh: Can he deliver a Fed overhaul?

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Brexit: Is that it? – Live from London Jun 17, 2026

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A decade after Britain voted to leave the European Union the debate around reversing it has re-ignited. Transatlantic tensions and the battle over No. 10 have put Brexit back under a spotlight. Host Carmel Crimmins takes the stage at Reuters NEXT to talk “de-Brexiting” with Europe editor Rachel Armstrong and UK bureau chief Kate Holton.

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Further Listening:

⁠Trump's inflation problem⁠

⁠The affordability gap⁠

⁠Swiftonomics⁠

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The World Cup economy Jun 10, 2026

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Is it football? Is it soccer? Whatever the name, it’s big business. On this episode of Econ World, sports economist and author Stefan Szymanski joins host Carmel Crimmins to explore how the World Cup became a multi-billion-dollar spectacle, and why the 2026 event is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Plus, find out how an economist predicts the World Cup winner.

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Further Listening:

Trump's inflation problem

The affordability gap

Swiftonomics

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Class dismissed: The economics of U.S. higher education Jun 03, 2026

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America’s small private colleges are facing declining enrollment, rising debt, and mounting closures. Is higher education in crisis or simply adapting to a new market environment? On this episode of Reuters Econ World, Jon Marcus of the Hechinger Report joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack the economic forces reshaping universities, from tuition models to demographic shifts, and explore what it all means for students, communities, and the future of learning in America.

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American capitalism

Prices

Live podcast: The affordability gap

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Trump’s problem May 27, 2026

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What starts at the checkout line often ends at the ballot box. President Trump’s war in Iran is driving up the price of gasoline and groceries making inflation one of the defining issues in U.S. politics right now. With the midterms just months away, host Carmel Crimmins talks to Sally Buzbee, Reuters U.S. editor, and U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the political and economic consequences of America’s affordability crisis.

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Further listening

Kevin Warsh’s policy trap

Prices

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Inside Europe’s shortest workweek May 20, 2026

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People in the Netherlands on average spend less time working than any other advanced country - just 32 hours a week. Could the rest of the world follow their lead? On this week’s episode of Econ World, guest host Ethan Plotkin meets workers in Amsterdam who have Fridays off and speaks with the chief economist at the Dutch Statistics Office to hear how shorter work hours are impacting the economy.

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Labor market limbo

Interview with European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane

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Kevin Warsh’s policy trap Apr 22, 2026

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President Trump’s pick for Fed chair is facing a multi-trillion-dollar high-wire act. The Iran war is ratcheting up inflationary pressures as the jobs market weakens. Raising or cutting interest rates right now could be problematic. But doing nothing is also risky with President Trump determined to see the Fed cut rates. On this episode of Reuters Econ World, U.S. economics editor Dan Burns joins host Carmel Crimmins to discuss how Warsh may try to thread the economic and political needle.

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Further listening

Trump’s economy — Live from New York

Is the U.S. economy in danger of contracting?

Live podcast: The affordability gap

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