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The Big View
Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you u...
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The coming battle over the future of money
Bitcoin has been around for over a decade. Now new US rules have pushed digital tokens into the mainstream, forcing central banks and private lenders...
How climate and innovation are changing insurance
Costly natural disasters are more prevalent, while technology allows insurers to pinpoint risks more precisely. In this episode of The Big View podcas...
How to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
Western countries hold $300 bln in cash and bonds owned by Moscow’s central bank. EU leaders have endorsed lending them to Kyiv. On this episode of Th...
Lessons from Nissan on surviving carmageddon
Donald Trump’s tariffs dent the Japanese carmaker’s largest market and Chinese rivals are expanding as it attempts a turnaround. On this episode of Th...
Why technological progress is so hard to predict
New inventions often cause great excitement yet can take years to catch on. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Carl B...
Private equity sets its sights on the little guy
Apollo, Blackstone and KKR raised billions from deep-pocketed institutions for buyouts and private credit. Now they’re targeting the $145 trln held by...
What China has to teach the US about technology
The world’s two biggest economies are going head-to-head on everything from cars to chips. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen...
The lost lessons from history’s economic mistakes
Donald Trump’s tariff policy threatens to make Americans poorer while failing to bring back lost manufacturing jobs. In this episode of The Big View p...
The perks and penalties of waging economic war
Tariffs and sanctions have roiled markets, but states can spur new industries. In this episode of The Big View podcast Daleep Singh, former US deputy...
How global tensions are unsettling markets
Investors face a daily barrage of tariffs, sanctions and conflict. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Anna Rosenberg of Amundi explains how mone...
What really has gone wrong with global capitalism
From New York’s mayoral race to Jeff Bezos’ wedding party, critics of the economic system abound. But few can agree on solutions. In this episode of T...
Why Trump’s trade assault will fail and keep going
US trade partners are bracing for another presidential tariff deadline. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Richard Baldwin of IMD Business Schoo...
Why robotaxis are picking up speed and credibility
Enthusiasts have long claimed driverless cars are around the corner. As they hit the streets from the West Coast to Wuhan, the business model is takin...
The wobbly foundations of the stablecoin boom
US lawmakers endorsed digital tokens backed by dollars like Tether and USDC, collectively worth $250 bln. In this episode of The Big View podcast, ban...
Private equity’s nightmare on Main Street
A spate of books chronicling the industry’s harmful economic effects are exacerbating its financial quandaries. In this episode of The Big View podcas...
How the EU can respond to US economic warfare
As President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, Brussels is also worrying about Washington using sanctions against it. In this episode of The Big View po...
How Apple’s China celebration became a conundrum
Factories and consumers in the People’s Republic helped turn the iPhone maker into a $3 trln giant. Now geopolitical tensions are straining the relati...
Europe’s self-defence is battle on multiple fronts
Leaders are scrambling to shore up defences against Russia while also becoming less dependent on the US. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Brue...
Why US-China decoupling will be hard to reverse
Trade between the two economies is collapsing. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Christopher Beddor of Gavekal explains where relations could b...
What Trump’s tariff tantrum will do to world trade
The White House is negotiating with trading partners while US-China commerce seizes up. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Professor Simon Evene...
The theory and practice of Trump’s economic policy
The president’s tariffs have wreaked havoc in financial markets. Beneath the short-term turmoil, though, are more fundamental woes. In this episode of...
What could knock King Dollar off its throne
The world’s dominant currency has survived devaluation, inflation, war, and many crises. US President Donald Trump’s return raises new doubts. In this...
Market turmoil rewrites the lessons of investing
From the crisis of 2008 to the pandemic to Trump’s tariffs, governments and central banks have influenced asset prices. In this episode of The Big Vie...
Plugging the gaping holes in economic data
Measuring growth requires reliable information about an economy’s output. But the established methods are hopelessly out of date. In this episode of T...
What investment firms can teach us about AI
Though artificial intelligence seems new, fund managers have used it to spot patterns for years. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Gary Collier...
Why financial warfare could backfire on the US
Washington has sharpened the dollar and technology into powerful weapons. Now erstwhile allies fear they are targets. In this episode of The Big View...
The debit and credit of the private lending boom
Loans supplied by funds have swelled to some $2 trln, disrupting regular banks. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Huw van Steenis of Oliver Wym...
How to sort winners from losers in AI’s civil war
Some advocates believe artificial intelligence is poised to surpass human capabilities. Others see it more as a powerful problem-solving tool. In this...
How to navigate Trump’s trade wars
The US president has slapped tariffs on Mexico, Canada, steel, aluminium, and is threatening more. Few have come into force, though. In this episode o...
The long haul to reviving Britain’s economy
Productivity has slowed, real wages are stagnant, and investment has dried up. The new UK government also faces high debt and rising interest rates. I...
How US presidents imposed their will on CEOs
Tycoons like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg bent the knee to Donald Trump. They’re not the first to bow to the Oval Office. In this episode of The Big...
The economics of war and peace in Ukraine
It’s almost three years since Russia invaded, unleashing death and devastation. In this live edition of The Big View podcast, economist and former min...
Donald Trump’s return reverberates beyond the US
The immediate effects of the president’s second term will be felt at home. But he’s also upending parts of the US-led order. In this episode of The Bi...
Huawei is a microcosm of China’s last four decades
Since its founding in 1987 the tech giant has learned from Western rivals, expanded overseas, and is now on the front lines of a new Cold War. In this...
Why private credit is shrinking as it booms
Non-bank lenders, sitting atop $2 trln in assets, keep taking more of the market away from the traditional titans of Wall Street. Yet the industry is...
How the world could unplug from China’s batteries
International cell makers are struggling to compete with Chinese giants like CATL. But innovations like solid-state batteries could upend the industry...
Why central banks were both lucky and smart
Policymakers in major economies have quelled the post-pandemic inflation surge without causing recessions. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Bl...
A financial historian’s warning about the AI boom
Artificial intelligence hopes have unleashed an investment frenzy, propelling chip giant Nvidia’s value to $3.5 trln. In this episode of The Big View...
Ireland’s $25 bln tax bounty reveals OECD flaws
Dublin expects a record budget surplus in 2024 thanks to a cash deluge from tech giants. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Pascal Saint-Amans,...
The power and peril of American economic warfare
Successive US presidents have wielded sanctions and export controls against rival nations. Donald Trump promises further escalation. In this episode o...