Join Reuters journalist Carmel Crimmins every week as she and her guests pick apart a key economic principle behind the world’s news. Get beyond buzzwords and t...
Can a spending bonanza revive Europe’s largest economy? Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Mark John, European economics editor, and Thomas Escritt, senior correspondent in Berlin, to talk debt U-turns and growth. Plus, ladder inspectors and multiple forms - we hear why German businesses say money alone isn't enough to revive growth and cuts to red tape are also needed.
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Conglomerates
It’s a nightmare scenario for consumer giants. Fed up with high prices and processed products, shoppers are increasingly buying from smaller, “insurgent brands”. So what does it all mean for the conglomerate model of doing business? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Vanessa O’Connell, Reuters global consumer and retail editor and Jessica DiNapoli, U.S. consumer correspondent. Plus, tattoos and condiments – we look at the marketing tactics used by one brand.
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Coffee
Consumers are in for a bitter wake-up call. The price of coffee beans on wholesale markets has been surging and industry watchers expect that to filter through to grocery stores and cafes. Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by commodities correspondent Marcelo Teixeira to find out the reasons behind the jump and how it may affect consumption.
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Critical Minerals
U.S. negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have thrown the country’s critical mineral supply in the spotlight. As U.S. trade tensions rise with China, Canada and other trade partners, the supply of these important elements is increasingly coming into focus. Our reporter Ernest Scheyder joins guest host Christopher Walljasper to dig into it all.
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'Decoupling'
The Fed and its peers are diverging on interest rates. President Donald Trump’s threatened trade war is encouraging the U.S. central bank to stand pat while others cut. Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters chief ECB correspondent Balazs Koranyi about what this divergence means and what the risks are.
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Join Reuters journalist Carmel Crimmins every week as she and her guests pick apart a key economic principle behind the world’s news. Get beyond buzzwords and technical terms to understand the ideas and debates shaping the global economic agenda.
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