038 | Falling off a savings cliff?

The number of the week is $1.4 billion — that's how much extra US residential households are paying on their electricity bills per year as a direct result of data-center demand. Against this backdrop, preparing energy infrastructure for AI and addressing community concerns is as ...  Show more

The direct toll of the Middle East crisis is an additional 7000 insolvencies in 2026, according to our latest Global Insolvency Report. This week our AI Assistants Aria and Bob explain which regions are particularly at risk, and what could go wrong. This content was generated by ...  Show more

Follow On The Margin On Spotify: https://spoti.fi/46mn1n3 Follow On The Margin On Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3UsnTiM Follow Blockworks Macro On YouTube: https://bit.ly/3NKpujX __ This episode is taken from the weekly roundup edition of the On The Margin podcast hosted by Mi ...  Show more

Markets are basically on hold ahead of the US rate decision tomorrow. The oil rally, which has the potential to raise risks to inflation, has us on tenterhooks in a week dominated by central bank activity. Markus Allenspach, Head of Fixed Income Research, explains why fiscal p ...

Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.In this Episode:- Two Major Banks Warn of Disaster- Kamala to the left of Bernie Sanders- Evictions Soar as Americans Can't pay Rent- Canada's Worst Downturn in 40 Years- Debt Interest Eats 76% of Income TaxRead the full article ...  Show more

Investors are grappling with a flood of data this week. Yesterday’s releases from the US revealed a two-year high in the trade deficit, a slowdown in the labour market and a cautious outlook from the Fed’s Beige Book. However, there was some respite as US factory orders reboun ...