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Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you understand what is going on, explore all sides of the argument, and think about what happens next. [F... more

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The ChatGPT creator has 900 mln users and an $840 bln valuation, yet its financial future is unsure. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen and tech analyst Benedict Evans discuss why scale does not guarantee profit, and how previous brea... more

The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power. Will the US dollar face the same fate? In this episode of The Big View, Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen tells Peter Thal Larsen why history suggests the gre... more

The year since the US president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff war has produced many surprises. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen and IMD Business School’s Simon Evenett discuss why dire forecasts fizzled, how China levies fell to 26%, an... more

It’s easy to be glum about a continent grappling with US tariffs, cuts to aid, and climate change. Yet Joe Studwell, author of ‘How Africa Works’, says the conditions for development are in place. In this episode of The Big View, he tells Peter Thal ... more

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Benedict Evans
Writer and technology analyst
Independent analyst, author of essays on tech and OpenAI
Episode: OpenAI’s curious business conundrum
Barry Eichengreen
Distinguished professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley
Episode: Global currencies have a rich past and poor future
Simon Evenett
Professor of Geopolitics and Strategy at IMD Business School; founder of the Singhalan Endowment for Prosperity through Trade
IMD Business School
Episode: Donald Trump’s biggest trade shock is yet to come
Joe Studwell
Journalist and academic, visiting senior fellow at the Overseas Development Institute
Overseas Development Institute
Episode: Why Africa’s growth prospects may be looking up
Jesper Koll
Global Ambassador for Monex Group Japan and former Managing Director for Equity Research at JP Morgan
Monex Group Japan
Episode: Why Japan’s revitalisation can overcome high debt
Andrew Sheets
Managing director and global head of fixed income research at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Episode: How AI shockwaves ripple through financial markets
Eswar Prasad
Telani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Cornell University / Brookings Institution
Episode: Why the world economy will keep on fragmenting
Mel Sanderson
Non-executive director of American Rare Earths, co-chair of the Critical Minerals Institute
American Rare Earths
Episode: How to loosen China’s chokehold on rare earths
Ed Crooks
Vice Chair of Wood Mackenzie and host of Wood Mack's Energy Gang podcast
Wood Mackenzie
Episode: The murky economics and politics of Venezuelan oil

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Peter Thal Larsen
Host and Global Editor, leading discussions on pressing economic and political issues with various experts.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 78 ratings
  • Good content horrible sound quality

    The content is good but the production quality is soooo bad. Guest microphone quality is inconsistent, volume levels of the speakers are inconsistent and vary throughout the episode. Reuters daily news shows they know how to do sound production, they need to allocate resources here.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Kod33rd
    United States2 years ago
  • Probably, the best podcast on global politics and eceonomics

    Opposite its many counterparts, The Exchange isn’t overproduced nor does it feel tightly controlled by a large staff of producers. It’s simply in-debt interviews with some of the smartest, most interesting, and well-selected candidates regarding the given subjects.

    Listening to The Exchange isn’t pleasant because of smooth crossovers, jingles or trying-to-be smooth ambient music, but, merely, as it contains unparalleled content in a rough and direct manner; conversations between the right inter... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    hans fra øst
    Denmark4 years ago
  • Reuters = Russia

    Reuters uses Russian wire service TASS for it’s source material???? And you don’t tell us what’s Russian-sourced? Not ok to spread propaganda, Reuters!

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    BibliophileG
    United States4 years ago
  • Always informative interviews on the Exchange!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    HawkeyeMatt
    5 years ago
  • Relevant for our times

    Important and insightful conversation, so relevant for the times we live in and will live through over the coming months and years.

    Host asked the questions I was thinking yet kept the speaker in the spotlight (unlike so many others!).

    Well worth a listen. Looking forward to more like this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Haans H
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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The majority express respect for the depth of analysis and timely topics covered.
Many find the podcast refreshingly direct and not overly polished, allowing for organic discussions on important topics.
Listeners appreciate the insightful content but mention concerns about sound quality.

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Global currencies have a rich past and poor future
Q: How do you explain the durability of the dollar despite critiques since the 1970s?
The dollar's endurance is tied to US economic and financial policy successes, the avoidance of simultaneous systemic crises, and the absence of equally credible alternatives at scale; even after the gold window closed, the dollar remained dominant due to incumbency advantages and broad trust in US institutions.
Global currencies have a rich past and poor future
Q: So let's start with a historical perspective.
Barry Eichengreen explains that global currencies rely on both economic strength and political preconditions like rule of law and alliance trust; the dollar's durability stems from these factors and from policy responses over decades, including crises that reinforced its role and the lack of scale alternatives.
OpenAI’s curious business conundrum
Q: Could OpenAI fail or be overtaken, and what would that imply for the broader AI landscape?
OpenAI could fail if it cannot sustain the necessary capital and scalable product strategy; a failure might accelerate diversification of developers and investors into other labs and models, reshaping who leads frontier AI while the ecosystem shifts toward a multi-polar landscape with several capable players.
OpenAI’s curious business conundrum
Q: What is the most useful analogy for how this AI evolution might unfold?
The analogy leans toward large, capital-intensive backbones with multiple platforms competing for the front-end experience, rather than a simple win-by-better-model scenario; success may come from how you wrap the technology with interfaces, data, and go-to-market strategies.
Donald Trump’s biggest trade shock is yet to come
Q: Can you explain what you meant by uncertainty by design remaining in place and how that influences corporate decisions?
Uncertainty is used deliberately to push companies toward a domestic footprint in the US, leveraging the prospect of future tariffs to incentivize investment while preserving flexibility in trade policy.

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Recent guests on The Big View include:

1. Benedict Evans
2. Barry Eichengreen
3. Simon Evenett
4. Joe Studwell
5. Jesper Koll
6. Andrew Sheets
7. Eswar Prasad
8. Mel Sanderson

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