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Interest.co.nz / Podcasts NZ, David Chaston, Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz 1875 - US debt worries mount

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Episodes

US debt worries mount

Bessent tries to screw the scrum

US economy losing momentum

Long-term yield warning signals grow stronger

The two top dogs show signs of limping

Markets & data delivers mixed messages

US inflation little-changed, taking pressure off the Fed

Ignoring Hormuz & hoping for the best

Hormuz shut tight

Is inflation about to resume its rise?

Rates rise with oil prices

US still doesn't have a Hormuz deal

Oil prices fall on expectation a Hormuz deal is close

Despite challenges, global economy still expanding solidly

The rise and rise of long-term interest rates

The air is going out of the global economy

Hot war spread to reignite inflation risks

Learning to live with less oil

US backs away in Hormuz after achieving nothing

Transactional Trump trapped by his own missteps

Oil price surge sees financial markets stagger

The oil crisis isn't over yet

New US tariffs awaited - with yawns

Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast, Episode 4

Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast, Episode 3

Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast, Episode 2

Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast, Episode 1

War and debt stresses grow

Fires, fights & fragility undermine economic progress

US equities fall away on rising risks

Running on empty?

Trump backs down on Hormuz tolls

The oil price jumps on latest tension

'Strategy' beating 'firepower'

Renewed hot conflict queers the global economic pitch

Investors hesitate and reassess

Global economic pressures ease

OPEC wants higher production

US data weakens sharply

Markets sceptical of Warsh's rosy outlook

Hormuz will never be the same

Despite the US-Iran clash, the global economy is resilient

Oil prices hold despite rising Gulf tensions

Hormuz still fragile, but inflation returns as the next big issue

Hormuz reopening to flood world with crude oil

Commodity currencies take it on the chin

Lake Lucerne talks make edgy progress

Trump 'schooled' by Iran in diplomatic negotiation

Oil prices settle to be +12% above conflict-start levels, +25% above early 2026 levels

US Fed eyes rate hikes