Money Talks: Full battle rattle
Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2020
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Oil and gold prices spiked after the killing of Qassem Suleimani, an Iranian general, by the United States. How might heightened tension in the Middle East affect these important commodity markets in the weeks ahead? And, at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting, Ben Bernanke reflected on how successfully the Fed has adapted to a world of ultra-low interest rates. Also, why consumer shame now means it pays to be ethical. Patrick Lane hosts
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| 0:00.0 | Does business growth have you eyeing market expansion to North America? |
| 0:04.0 | Come to one of the continent's most business-friendly locations, Alberta. |
| 0:08.0 | With the lowest corporate income tax rate in Canada, business opportunities are big, bold and vast. |
| 0:13.4 | Fueled by smart talent in dynamic cities like Calgary and Edmonton, the youngest workforce in Canada, |
| 0:18.6 | and connectivity across the globe. |
| 0:20.3 | Alberta is a strategic gateway for doing business throughout North America and beyond. |
| 0:24.4 | Visit invest Alberta.CA today to learn more. |
| 0:28.3 | Big, bold Alberta. Hello and |
| 0:35.0 | welcome to Money Talks, the Economist's weekly podcast on business and the markets. |
| 0:42.0 | I'm Patrick Lane, deputy digital editor here |
| 0:45.0 | at The Economist and coming up on today's show. Oil prices rose over $70 a barrel |
| 0:50.4 | after the assassination of Iranian General Kasem Soleimani by the United States. |
| 0:55.6 | What does the future look like for business interests in the Middle East? |
| 0:59.6 | Next, Ben Bernanke has been speaking about how the Fed adopted to the problem of very low interest rates, |
| 1:05.3 | but is his assessment right? And finally, are you doing the January? |
| 1:11.0 | Is this a fad or should companies take it seriously the seriously. The The prices of oil and gold initially soared after the killing of Kasem Suleimani. |
| 1:28.0 | The Iranian general was assassinated in an American |
| 1:30.9 | airstrike and the turmoil resulting from his death has caused ripple effects across financial markets. |
| 1:37.0 | America's president, Donald Trump, has threatened to hit Iran harder than they have ever been hit before, should it choose to retaliate. hit |
| 1:42.5 | before should it choose to retaliate. |
| 1:46.0 | Charlotte Howard is the economist's energy and commodities editor. |
| 1:50.0 | Charlotte, can we start with oil? |
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