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1219 episodes transcribedFor years, people have talked about China's ongoing process of opening up, or liberalizing its economy. And yet lately it's taken strong moves that se...
The pandemic has obviously sent shockwaves throughout the supply chain. And, despite hopes of normalization, things might even be getting worse. The n...
Over the last several months, inflation has risen at a pace significantly faster than what economists have expected. Markets, and perhaps the Fed, tak...
If you've been following the wild ride that is Chinese real estate, then you've definitely heard of Evergrande. The price of its shares and bonds has...
We've been talking about chips on Odd Lots for almost a year now. Thanks to a unique combination of events and constraints, capacity to make more semi...
Over the last several months, Chinese authorities have undertaken a sweeping campaign of change. We've seen crackdowns on big tech and fintech compani...
There's a lot happening in the plumbing of the financial system. The Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility has seen huge takeup from financial marke...
Passive investing is kind of boring. You dump your money in an index fund and that's it. The industry hasn't really seen big innovation since ETFs wer...
When people think about what inflation is, they might first think about some broad index like the CPI. What does the the CPI really tell us? And how i...
There's obviously a lot of interest in crypto and DeFi these days. And while it's growing rapidly, it's still not cutting much into traditional financ...
Nearly 200 years ago, the colonialist French power granted independence to Haiti. But it did so under the brutal condition that it pay 150 million fra...
Over the last week and a half, the world has watched in shock at the dizzying speed of the collapse in Afghanistan. Events are still unfolding, so the...
David Woo has always been one of the most outspoken voices on the street. A former top strategist at Bank of America, he is now publishing independent...
The last two jobs reports have been strong, but the unemployment rate remains over 5%. And by some estimates, the economy is still 8 million jobs shy...
The last 18 months has seen an incredible influx of people getting into trading. Thanks to a combination of Robinhood, a bull market, and perhaps more...
The economy is in uncharted territory in more ways that one right now. Coming out of the worst of the pandemic, we're seeing a rapid pace of GDP growt...
Sam Bankman-Fried is arguably the most important and powerful person in crypto. His crypto exchange FTX just raised $900 million and is growing like c...
America's ports are a key source of congestion contributing to supply chain disruptions rippling through the economy. Things have gotten a little bett...
When you think about building a new home, obviously you think of various constraints regarding land, labor, and raw materials. But, of course, you can...
You can't talk about supply chains without talking about warehouses. Basically everything we buy at some point eventually sits in a warehouse. But war...
