The Dip Podcast. Money, power & consequences

Governments promise tax cuts, investment and economic growth. But the investors financing those promises can force leaders to change course, abandon policies and even leave office.

India wants greater strategic autonomy, but its dependence on Chinese imports, weak job creation and an IT sector exposed to AI raise doubts about whether economic scale can become lasting power.

American technology firms are increasingly dominating the world's digital economy. This leaves Europe worrying about its public and private sphere dependence on foreign cloud services, AI tools and digital...

Donald Trump is using tariffs to test the reach of American economic power across the Americas. Canada’s deep integration with the US makes resistance costly, while Brazil has more room to turn towards China.

German carmakers built their success in Europe and found a growth engine in China. But that model is breaking apart.

EU countries are expected to spend €454 billion on defense this year. But how dependent is the EU still on the US?

For years, Western policymakers warned about a new "China Shock" as Chinese exports flooded global markets. Now Beijing is pushing back with a new message: stop seeing China as a threat and start seeing an opportunity.

New Data suggests that the eurozone could be returning to growth. A remarkable set of data, but there are many boobytraps for Europe ahead – one of the biggest ones is energy.

Brazil's Pix transformed the country's payments system in just five years, becoming the most widely used way to transfer money. It's fast, cheap and has become a source of national pride. But its success...

Daniel speaks with former EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström and competition economist Cristina Caffarra about whether Europe’s rulebook is protecting citizens or holding back growth. At stake is whether Europe can...

Volkswagen’s reported plans for deeper job cuts and possible German plant closures have turned into a warning sign for the wider car industry. The company is being hit by weaker demand, high costs, US tariffs and...

Russia is one of the world's largest oil producers, so why are fuel prices inside Russia soaring to record highs? As Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian refineries and energy infrastructure, cracks are appearing.

Europe's traditional big industries are struggling. Software and AI don't suffer from tariffs or logistical shocks. So could Europe put its economic hopes in software?

The dust is settling after a new US-Iran deal, but one question still matters: is this economic crisis over? Oil prices have decreased on the news that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the two countries, but...

A conflict over Taiwan wouldn’t just be a regional crisis, it could wipe $2 trillion off Europe’s economy in a single year. That’s worse than the financial crisis from 2008 or Covid.