The Big View
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. [For previous The Exchange podcast users, we didn't want to leave you hanging so we've decided to repurpose this feed for the launch of The Big View podcast. You can still find the legacy episodes below marked under the old title]
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US trade partners are bracing for another presidential tariff deadline. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Richard Baldwin of IMD Business School explains why hostility to US imports is now a bipartisan issue, and why the global trading system can survive Trump’s onslaught. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy State
Enthusiasts have long claimed driverless cars are around the corner. As they hit the streets from the West Coast to Wuhan, the business model is taking shape too. In this episode of The Big View podcast, James Peng, CEO of $6 bln industry pioneer Pony AI, explains what’s changed. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy State
US lawmakers endorsed digital tokens backed by dollars like Tether and USDC, collectively worth $250 bln. In this episode of The Big View podcast, banks analyst and author Dan Davies explains the risks of mingling supposedly solid crypto assets with the regulated banking system.
A spate of books chronicling the industry’s harmful economic effects are exacerbating its financial quandaries. In this episode of The Big View podcast, ‘Bad Company’ author Megan Greenwell discusses how buyout shops dash the American dream, and ways to thwart them from doing so. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy State
As President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, Brussels is also worrying about Washington using sanctions against it. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Agathe Demarais of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about how the bloc should deploy its own weapons. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement fo
Factories and consumers in the People’s Republic helped turn the iPhone maker into a $3 trln giant. Now geopolitical tensions are straining the relationship. In this episode of The Big View podcast, ‘Apple in China’ author Patrick McGee explains why there’s no easy way out. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement f
