American capitalism

Far-right and anti-immigration parties are a diverse bunch when it comes to the economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Catherine De Vries, head of political science at the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, about the economic policies of right-wing populists as ...  Afficher plus

Scott Bessent wants lower borrowing costs but the bond market has other ideas. Host Carmel Crimmins unpacks the Treasury Secretary's plans for a "Treasury twist" and the battle over U.S. interest rates. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Re ...  Afficher plus

The Trump administration has made big moves to intervene in critical industries – from computer chips to rare earth minerals to steel. WSJ’s chief economics commentator, Grep Ip, says that these efforts could suggest the U.S. might be moving away from free market capitalism and t ...  Afficher plus

In a series of extraordinary deals, President Trump has muscled himself directly into the business of corporate America.

The U.S. government has been made the largest shareholder of Intel, one of the most iconic companies in the country. Senator Bernie Sanders has praise ...

President Trump is threatening CEOs, nationalizing the steel industry, and demanding a cut of Nvidia's profits. There's a term for all that — and it's not "free-market." This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by ...  Afficher plus

The current administration rode in on a wave of support from America’s traders, lenders and money managers. But that might be changing. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong talks to the FT’s US finance editor, James Fontanella-Khan, about what the titans of Wall Street really think a ...  Afficher plus