Valley of the shadow of debt: bond-market jitters

About this episode

<p>Bond yields across the rich world keep ticking up. We take a global look at where the risks are mounting most, and just how much worry is warranted. What might have once seemed fanciful is becoming real: delivering daylight to dark parts of the world using <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/23/space-going-mirrors-could-offer-daylight-on-demand?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">mirrors in space</a></u>. And the <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/07/the-social-reckoning-is-a-fatally-earnest-sequel-to-a-classic?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">fatal earnestness</a></u> of “The Social Reckoning”. </p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Alex Domash, economics correspondent</li><li>Tim Cross, senior science writer</li><li>Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>bond yields, monetary policy, animal spirits</li><li>satellite technology, darkness and light</li><li>“The Social Reckoning”, Aaron Sorkin</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</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>