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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...
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The cause and effects of China’s slow-motion crash
The world’s second-largest economy experienced the largest credit boom and bust in recent history. On this episode of The Big View, Logan Wright of Rh...
Why battling climate change can be good for growth
It’s 20 years since the economist Nicholas Stern made the financial case for stopping global warming. Though temperatures have risen, green energy is...
McKinsey’s CFO on the benefits and costs of AI
The global consulting firm is using artificial intelligence while advising clients on rolling it out. In this episode of The Big View, finance chief Y...
How a French building giant tackled fragmentation
The €40 bln Saint-Gobain counters geopolitical divisions by emphasising local management and production. In this episode of The Big View, CEO Benoît B...
Why central banks are key to electronic money
Technology true believers argue digital cash does not need an institutional backstop. In this episode of The Big View, Gaston Gelos of the Bank for In...
Does Elon Musk represent a new form of capitalism?
The SpaceX boss became the first trillionaire by defying business wisdom, upending financial standards and embracing far-right politics. On The Big Vi...
Why central bankers face an inflation reckoning
Ageing populations, indebted governments and geopolitical splits undermine price stability. That leaves independent central banks unanchored, say Char...
One way to rethink economics for the better
Diagnosing malaise is easy; coming up with solutions is harder. Mariana Mazzucato, the academic and author of ‘The Common Good Economy’, argues for a...
A stock market veteran’s view on the AI bubble
Jeremy Grantham’s investment firm GMO made its name betting against the mania of the late 1990s and the mid-2000s housing boom. In this episode of The...
Buyout barons weather private turbulence
Breakneck growth for private equity and credit has led to worries of overheated dealmaking. In this episode of The Big View, Bain Capital Managing Par...
Separating science fiction from fact at SpaceX
Elon Musk’s rockets-to-AI venture is getting closer to a $1.8 trln IPO. In this episode of The Big View, astrophysicist Adam Becker, author of ‘More E...
Why rich societies became prosperous and anxious
In the developed world, many people are both better off and unsatisfied. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Ryan Avent, autho...
Why the dollar could outlast the United States
The US inherited rather than invented its currency, argues Brendan Greeley, author of ‘The Almighty Dollar’. In this episode of The Big View he tells...
Securing joined-up markets in a fractured world
Great power rivalry and upstart technology are testing financial infrastructure. In this episode of The Big View, Stephan Leithner, CEO of Deutsche Bo...
The Gulf energy crisis and the US-China showdown
Donald Trump’s war with Iran has exposed how much countries depend on oil and gas imports. In this episode of The Big View, Helen Thompson of Cambridg...
How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare
By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior...
How ransomware took the world economy hostage
Online extortion has exploded into a multibillion-dollar global industry. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Anja Shortland o...
OpenAI’s curious business conundrum
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 Larse...
Global currencies have a rich past and poor future
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...
Donald Trump’s biggest trade shock is yet to come
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...
Why Africa’s growth prospects may be looking up
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’, say...
Why Japan’s revitalisation can overcome high debt
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government can curb excess competition and speed industrial consolidation. On this episode of The Big View, Monex’...
How AI shockwaves ripple through financial markets
Big Tech is splurging around $700 bln on artificial intelligence investments this year, while others are braced for disruption. In this episode of The...
Why the world economy will keep on fragmenting
Decades of economic cooperation are under threat from political division and military rivalry. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talk...
How to loosen China’s chokehold on rare earths
The People’s Republic dominates the supply of materials used in magnets, lasers and other high-tech products. In this episode of The Big View, Peter T...
How a Detroit firm is dealing with tariff turmoil
It’s almost 10 months since Donald Trump launched his trade war. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Mike Musheinesh, CEO of D...
The murky economics and politics of Venezuelan oil
The US has long been interested in the South American country’s resources. Abducting its president opens a new and turbulent chapter. In this episode...
What investors can expect from markets in 2026
Stocks, bonds and commodities absorbed many shocks in 2025. Will they show the same resilience in the year ahead? In this episode of The Big View, Pet...
Private equity’s not-quite return to normality
Buyout barons suffered the whiplash of a post-pandemic boom and subsequent liquidity crunch. In this episode of The Big View, Jonathan Guilford talks...
Judges under siege administer poetic justice
As Congress cedes power to the White House, US courts are filling some of the void. In this episode of The Big View, Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Reynold...
The past and future fight about who owns the land
The world’s oldest asset is at the heart of political debate and underpins the modern financial system. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal La...
Pluses and minuses of the weight-loss drug bonanza
Obesity treatments made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have spawned a healthcare revolution, with sales set to hit $150 bln by 2031. In this episode of...
How globalisation set the stage for new strongmen
It’s a decade since the economist Branko Milanovic showed how China’s rise sparked a political backlash against free trade. In this episode of The Big...
The manifold benefits of giving away your riches
As disparities of wealth become more extreme, the well-off face mounting pressure to share in their good fortune. In this episode of The Big View podc...
Peering behind the dark clouds over climate change
When UN delegates meet in Brazil to discuss global warming, the mood is likely to be sombre. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larse...
What financial history tells us about the AI boom
The investment pouring into artificial intelligence evokes comparisons with previous speculative bubbles. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal...
The coming battle over the future of money
Bitcoin has been around for over a decade. Now new US rules have pushed digital tokens into the mainstream, forcing central banks and private lenders...
How climate and innovation are changing insurance
Costly natural disasters are more prevalent, while technology allows insurers to pinpoint risks more precisely. In this episode of The Big View podcas...
How to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
Western countries hold $300 bln in cash and bonds owned by Moscow’s central bank. EU leaders have endorsed lending them to Kyiv. On this episode of Th...
Lessons from Nissan on surviving carmageddon
Donald Trump’s tariffs dent the Japanese carmaker’s largest market and Chinese rivals are expanding as it attempts a turnaround. On this episode of Th...