
Ones & Tooze: China’s Zero COVID Fiasco
China was one of the first countries to produce a COVID vaccine but nearly three years into the pandemic, only 50 percent of its population

China was one of the first countries to produce a COVID vaccine but nearly three years into the pandemic, only 50 percent of its population

Ever want to know why turkeys are actually cheaper around Thanksgiving or the origins of Black Friday? Get ready to be the smartest person at

This week on the show, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze analyze how the $32 billion cryptocurrency company FTX went bankrupt and its implications for

At a time of global conflict, world powers showed that cooperation can actually work. Ahead of time, the script for the G-20 summit in Bali,

Adam and Cameron discuss the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, who died last month. Labour was not an economist but his ideas touched on

On this episode, Cameron and Adam discuss the challenges facing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the new leader of Brazil. Also on the show, a

This winter, Europe may be facing a crisis without any clear solution. Right now, the sobering truth is that the future of Europe hinges on

This week we bring you a live recording of Ones and Tooze, taped at the Caveat Theatre in New York City. The show begins with

This week on the show, Cameron and Adam discuss Liz Truss’s resignation, and the economics of Halloween. They also address listener questions. Find more episodes

In what’s becoming an annual traditional, Adam and Cameron examine the Nobel Economics Prize. This year former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke as well

The new British government is an economic disaster—and a symbol of a global political crisis. In the last few weeks, we have witnessed the remarkable

Winter is coming and Europe is facing an energy crisis that people are calling “generational.” Gas prices are now eight times what they were on

The economic news from Britain could hardly be worse. In the weeks since Liz Truss became prime minister, the British pound has fallen to historic

In today’s episode hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze preview the upcoming Italian election and the rise of Giorgia Meloni. Her party, Brothers of Italy,

In this episode hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze take a look at how Ukraine’s war against Russia is straining the country’s finances and the

China’s economy is projected to grow by four percent this year, a rate that many countries would envy. But with China’s track record, that number

As NASA prepares for new missions Adam and Cameron look at the cost of space exploration and how America views its return investing in the

Fed chief Jerome Powell wants the world to understand his present decisions are guided by past traumas. At the annual gathering of central bankers and

Hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi look at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium taking place this week and talk about its history and its significance

For the news data point this week Cameron and Adam look at the proposed merger of Penguin Random House with Simon & Schuster as well

On the show this week: The Inflation Reduction Act isn’t the climate change revolution that some Democrats had hoped for. But it could signal a

By raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve strengthened the U.S. currency—and revealed its centrality to global order. 2022 has been a year of dollar power—power

In this episode Cameron and Adam discuss how the US dollar has reached near parity with the Euro and is the strongest it’s been in

On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss stagflation—possibly the most ominous portmanteau in the English language. It’s the double whammy of inflation combined with zero

With the latest political turmoil in Italy, Adam and Cameron consider a bewildering data point: The country has had 67 governments in the past 75

As U.S. President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia, where he hopes to get more oil, Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi look at the broader state

Adam and Cameron look at dropping prices for crude oil and forecast what that might mean for the global economy. And they take a broader

Yes, fiscal and monetary policy seemed stuck for too long in expansionary mode. But the era also saw the rebalancing of the world economy. Some

NATO is enlarging its rapid response force from 40,000 to 300,000, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—a huge expansion. But who will foot the

On this episode, Adam and Cameron explain why flight disruptions and cancellations are the new normal. They also discuss the economics of summer vacation. Find

It has been a rocky week for the U.S. economy, with record high inflation reports and the Federal Reserve increasing benchmark interest rates by three-quarters

In this episode, Cameron and Adam dive deep into the economics of bunkers. Mostly seen as relics of the Cold War, they now are gaining

With the U.S. Supreme Court apparently poised to overturn abortion rights, Adam and Cameron discuss the potential economic impact on women. Later on the show,

It was hard not to think about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In this week’s show, Cam and Adam look

With the collapse of stablecoin and the blow to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi take another look at crypto markets and

Asia gets the attention, but the real economic revolution is the inevitable growth of an overlooked continent. In the coming decades, we face a revolutionary
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