Episode 5: 6,000 Years of Interest Rates
Odd Lots
Bloomberg
4.5 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2015
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 1:09.2 | That is a book. Yes, but specifically it is a 700 page book on the history of interest rates. |
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| 1:18.1 | I actually did and I have to tell you it is a scintillating read that encapsulates everything from Mesopotamian |
| 1:24.8 | interest rates in 3,000 BC to medieval attitudes towards usury, hyper-inflation in Argentina |
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