Wall Street Week

Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. The former Federal Reserve Chairman died on Monday at his home, NBC News reported, citing his wife, Andrea Mitchell. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease. Greenspan was proclaimed a wizard for guiding a then-record US economic expansion, only to see his luster dimmed by the financial crisis that erupted less than two years after he stepped down. Bloomberg's David Westin, Paul Sweeney and Isabelle Lee look back at the life and legacy of Alan Greenspan, along with James Egelhof, Chief US Economist at BNP Paribas, and John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief at Bloomberg News.
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For the Juneteenth holiday weekend, we bring you a team favorite podcast. This episode first aired on May 29th, 2026.
The UK’s debt burden and weak growth are reviving fears that financial markets could once again destabilize British politics and policy. And, investors see data centers as long-term infrastructure, but neighbors worry about noise, water use, power demand and lasting costs. Plus, is Poland is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but it faces challenges to keep up its rapid rate of growth. Later, war in the Middle East and US tariffs are simultaneously tightening global aluminum supply and pushing prices sharply higher worldwide.
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This week, the arrival of mega-IPOs is testing capital markets as investor appetite grows larger than supply. The federal government is making a direct investment in private technology companies, betting on quantum computing. Plus, Google is making its most radical change to search in twenty years by incorporating AI. Later, the most lucrative World Cup in history is testing how much fans are willing and able to pay for football.
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This week, the dollar remains the world’s dominant currency, but economist Ken Rogoff thinks rising debt and geopolitical shifts are eroding its position as the world’s reserve currency. And, AI-powered search is reducing web traffic, forcing publishers to rethink how they attract audiences and generate revenue online. Will competition between the US and China to launch satellites create the next major infrastructure boom in the commercial space industry? Bolivia wants to benefit from foreign capital flows into Latin America and harness its mineral reserves, but political instability remains a significant challenge.
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This week, the UK’s debt burden and weak growth are reviving fears that financial markets could once again destabilize British politics and policy. And, investors see data centers as long-term infrastructure, but neighbors worry about noise, water use, power demand and lasting costs. Plus, is Poland is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but it faces challenges to keep up its rapid rate of growth. Later, war in the Middle East and US tariffs are simultaneously tightening global aluminum supply and pushing prices sharply higher worldwide.
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