Adam and Cameron discuss what really caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse and what other potential calamities to look for in the coming weeks and months. Find more episodes and subscribe at Foreign Policy.

Environmentally conscious investing has been a thing for at least two decades now, with many corporations around the world embracing it. But the backlash is now a thing as well, driven largely by anti-woke activists

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation rates only rose by half a percentage point in January – the slowest annual rate for inflation in more than a year. Still, after periods of

Poland has had an incredible economic rise since the collapse of communism, even as its government has become increasingly illiberal. Are the two things connected? Or contradictory? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the

As Elon Musk’s fortune dwindles to a mere $190 billion, a new oligarch has been crowned the richest person in the world: Bernard Arnault of France. On the episode this week, Cameron and Adam discuss

This week’s episode happens to overlap with Valentine’s Day, so we thought we’d use that as an opportunity to start a new series on the economics of love. For the next several weeks, we’re going

When activist short-seller Hindenburg Research issued a scathing report about the Adani Group this past week, the value of the Indian conglomerate plunged quickly. Adam and Cameron discuss Hindenburg’s findings and what they say about

With news that Western countries will send tanks to Ukraine, Cameron and Adam discuss how the weapon system could help fend off Russia—and why it won’t. Find more episodes and subscribe at Foreign Policy.

Three years ago, a new virus wreaked havoc on China and triggered a public health and economic crisis around the world. Today, COVID is still roiling China and destabilizing the world economy. Find more episodes

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a towering figure in the history of American civil rights. But he also had an economic philosophy, and he expressed his ideas late in life about capitalism, communism and

Plus: What a recent breakthrough in nuclear physics means for the future of energy. How did the Bahamas become a global center for money laundering, tax avoidance, and financial engineering? Hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron

On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss three things that could roil the world’s economy in 2023: the downturn in the U.S. housing market, the yield curve control of the Bank of Japan, and the

The United States is challenging the very authority of the World Trade Organization—which it helped establish decades ago. Adam and Cameron discuss why and what a weakened WTO would mean for the world. Also on

Adam and Cameron look back at the first 10 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its economic impact around the world. The also discuss the economics of…snow—just in time for the winter. Find more

Natural gas has made Qatar among the wealthiest countries in the world. On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss whether global warming and other factors will change the country’s economic outlook. Also on the show:

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 is vaccinated. Why is that? And why did Chinese leaders

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 the holiday table as Adam reveals some of the lesser

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 crypto more generally. They also discuss inflation’s surprisingly small role

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 related issues, including climate change, economic growth, and the relationship

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 report card for Olaf Scholz, who began serving a year

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 a segment on Adam himself—how he came to be an

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 and subscribe at Foreign Policy

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 as economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig won for their