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President Trump’s pick to run the Federal Reserve says it needs “regime change” but can the nominee deliver an overhaul? Kevin Warsh has criticized the Fed on everything from interest rates to how it communicates. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Fed correspondent Howard Schneider about what Warsh wants and how it might go.

Howard Schneider covers the U.S. Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the economy, a graduate of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University with previous experience as a foreign correspondent, economics reporter and on the local staff of the Washington Post.

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A divided Fed

The ‘goldilocks’ interest rate

‘Decoupling’
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The United States is scrambling to break China’s chokehold on critical minerals. From government equity stakes to fast-track permits for deep sea mining, the Trump administration is racing to access the essential elements for AI and national defense. Reuters’ Ernest Scheyder unpacks the high‑stakes scramble and what it means for the global economy.

Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent covering critical minerals and the global energy transition, as well as the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power our Lives, which was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award and was named the American Energy Society’s Energy Book of the Year.

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Critical minerals

EV batteries

Supply chains
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From Venezuela to Greenland to attacks on the Federal Reserve, the geopolitical hits keep coming. So, how do you spot the events that will move markets? Geopolitical analyst Marko Papic joins host Carmel Crimmins to talk risk, at home and abroad

Marko Papic is a macro and geopolitical expert at BCA Research, a global investment research firm. He is also the author of Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future.

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Opec+

The Transatlantic Economy

Bond vigilantes

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The AI arms race is making Big Tech even bigger. Is their AI
obsession bad for the U.S. economy? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to anti-trust scholar Tim Wu about Silicon Valley’s big players and what their dominance of the digital economy means for consumers.

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Bubble talk – Part 1

Bubble talk – Part 2

American capitalism

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President Donald Trump has been clear: one big reason for toppling Nicolás Maduro is to gain more access to Venezuela’s oil assets. But will U.S. oil companies heed his call? Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Reuters Energy Columnist Ron Bousso to discuss how the U.S. action over the weekend will impact energy markets, and why the world may be entering a new era of resource competition.

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OPEC+

Peak Oil

Risk
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