{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6a4f96e71c8f5a97d8bc955d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Economist’s long struggle with the oil price","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1783600754831-d0fc3aae-6678-4b32-91d1-aedbe4c030b4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Predictions are a feature of The Economist. The inevitable result is that we drop the occasional <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/02/we-woz-wrong-about-oil?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">clanger</a>. And our big mistakes, it seems, have often had something to do with oil. So why is the black stuff our <em>bête noire</em>?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Matthieu Favas, <em>The Economist</em>'s commodities editor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Oil</li><li>Iran&nbsp;</li><li>The Strait of Hormuz</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}