The regal has landed: can Charles boost US bond?

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<p>The “special relationship” between Britain and America is at its weakest since the Suez crisis of 1956. Will a state visit by <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/04/23/britain-rethinks-its-special-relationship-with-america?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">King Charles III</a> to America salvage the tie? Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/04/09/japans-mighty-carmakers-are-in-serious-trouble?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japanese automakers</a> may be running out of road. And <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/16/the-hudson-is-now-so-clean-that-everyone-can-eat-from-it?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fish</a> from New York’s Hudson river are now safe to eat.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Daniel Franklin, senior editor, Britain</li><li>Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor</li><li>Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>King Charles III, state visit, special relationship</li><li>Japanese carmakers, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, EVs</li><li>Hudson river, fishing</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>