Listen "Shutdowns and Shake-Ups"
Episode Synopsis
Financial markets have been navigating a US government shutdown that has frozen key data releases and muddied the macro picture. In the meantime, political cross-currents in Europe and Asia have added to the noise. In our charts this week we drill into:
The US labour market
Global productivity trends
Electricity prices
Natural capital versus produced capital
Japan's politics
Vietnam's economy
The US labour market
Global productivity trends
Electricity prices
Natural capital versus produced capital
Japan's politics
Vietnam's economy
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