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  • France's fiscal fault lines
    Oct 14 2026
    A generational dilemma lies at the heart of France's financial problems. Older voters rely on a social contract built during decades of stronger growth. But a rising pension bill is sucking resources away from other priorities. Host Carmel Crimmins and correspondent Leigh Thomas examine why raising the retirement age has become one of the most contentious issues in French politics and what next year's presidential election could mean for the country and the Eurozone. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min
  • AI at work
    Oct 7 2026
    AI is already changing the labor market, but not in the way many people expect. Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, joins host Carmel Crimmins to explain why AI appears to be reshaping tasks rather than eliminating jobs, why younger workers are feeling the impact first, and why experience is proving more valuable in the age of artificial intelligence than many economists predicted. Sign up for the misinformation newsletter ⁠here⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 min
  • Australia's housing squeeze
    Sep 30 2026
    Higher interest rates are testing homeowners Down Under. Australia's property market is cooling, with ripple effects across the wider economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters reporters Stella Qiu and Byron Kaye about what Australia's housing squeeze reveals about the impact of rising borrowing costs. Sign up for the misinformation newsletter here Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • The 5% yield
    Sep 23 2026
    The world's most-watched financial marker is hitting levels not seen in decades. So how worried should you be? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the consequences of a rise in U.S. 10-year treasury yields and what it all means for borrowers and investors. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • Trump's EV U-Turn
    Sep 16 2026
    America's car industry spent years preparing for an electric future when President Trump flipped the script. Reuters U.S. autos editor Mike Colias joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack the fallout from Trump's policy reversal and what it means for manufacturing jobs, profits, and the challenge from China. Special Report: How Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • The cost of quantum
    Sep 9 2026
    Quantum computers are coming, but who will pay for their development? On this episode of Reuters Econ World, Jonathan Ruane of MIT joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack the multibillion-dollar race to build the next generation of computing, how geopolitical competition is shaping the industry, and whether the technology can live up to its revolutionary promise. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • Right-wing populism
    Sep 2 2026
    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 they lead opinion polls in Germany and France. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • The Treasury twist
    Aug 26 2026
    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 Reuters Morning Bid ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 min