{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/64d2966bb9b8c500106128cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How bonds make — and break — nations","description":"<p>Bonds started as a tool of the state, but quickly came to determine its fortunes. Today on the show, FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth joins us to talk about how bonds have overtaken banking as the engine of the economy, and why that might be good and why that might be dangerous. Also, we go short the soft landing and long Nintendo.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5631cc22-a04d-405c-9154-e307f938f8f3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How bonds ate the entire financial system</a></p><p><br></p><p>For a free 90-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ethan Wu (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ethanywu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on Twitter. You can email Ethan at <a href=\"mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a1ea7859-fb7c-48cb-bf57-56a1dd3a64c9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}