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  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3938
  • 21 Aug 2026
  • 60 min

Government debt mountains grow – are markets starting to notice?

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  • The Globalist
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3938
  • 60 min

The United States and Europe are experiencing rising borrowing costs as markets wise up to unprecedented levels of debt. Plus: Reviewing the start of Brazil’s electoral campaign and how to give your children independence.

Hosts
  • Chris Cermak
  • Fionnuala Sweeney
Contributors
  • Christy O'Grady
  • Hunter Wang
  • Mariella Bevan
Guests
  • Manus Cranny
  • Lami Kim
  • Fernando Augusto Pacheco
  • Gabriel Leigh
  • Sophie Grove
Producers
  • Angelica Jopson
  • Thomas Waterhouse
  • Chris Cermak

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