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Latest Episodes
Primary colours
We’re back in the US taking the temperature in the race for the White House. With another big week of primaries behind us, we gauge the current status of the polls and consider the…
Brexit threat
This week we’re looking ahead to June’s EU in-out referendum vote here in the UK, gauging the potential outcomes and asking what a so-called “Brexit” from the EU could mean in economic terms.
Nobel perspectives
Ahead of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8 March, we look at the extraordinary career of Elinor Ostrom, who remains the only female to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.
Points of interest
We shine the spotlight on interest rates. As more rates head into negative territory and markets around the world react, we ask whether these rates are the “new normal” and consider the likely impact…
The China Challenge
This week we assess the challenges confronting China, including over-investment, demographic changes, slowdown and forced growth.
Pegged currencies
This week we pick apart pegged currencies and consider how the mechanisms and structures behind them come under pressure during times of market turbulence. We look at some contemporary problem areas and recall some…
Oil pressure
This week we focus on the oil slump and ask: why might sustained low prices – on the face of it a good thing, particularly for consumers – be such bad news? Our experts…
Bear necessities
This week we’re considering the meaning of the bear market: is it an arbitrary line and does current uncertainty suggest further decline ahead? We hear what the best advice is for investors keen on…
The fourth industrial revolution
One of the critical themes discussed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is also the focus of a new white paper from UBS. Hear from the authors, analysts and…
Climate change
We explore a new report entitled “Climate Change: a risk to the global middle class” with UBS experts and global analysts.
