Invaluable bonds: rising borrowing costs
October 17, 2023
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October 17, 2023
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<p>America may have avoided a government shutdown last month but its fiscal worries are far from over. And unease in <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/forget-the-shutdown-americas-real-fiscal-worry-is-rising-bond-yields?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bond markets</a> will spill over into the rest of the world. What can governments do to stave off the financial blow? The <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2023/10/02/communist-rappers-are-luring-chinas-disgruntled-youth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chinese Communist Party’s youth wing</a> is using rap to lure new members, and it’s working (10:10). And, how has “<a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/29/bluey-captures-the-joys-of-childhood-and-parenting?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluey</a>” become such a hit (19:16)? </p><br /><p>Sign up for <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Economist Podcasts+</a> now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.</p><br /><p>If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</p><br /><p>For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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