{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/69aff94fa94467652592be40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Oil rise: Trump gets the jitters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1773139948139-c2248fdb-8a61-40ea-b74a-d6b10bf86554.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/08/why-maga-backs-donald-trumps-war-for-now?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump</a> signalled a possible abrupt end to the conflict in Iran. Markets calmed, but the course of the war remains unclear. Why <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/03/02/chinas-ice-cold-calculus-over-iran?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">China’s government</a> has said little about Iran. And how a hippy grocery store became America’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02/12/americas-hottest-grocery-store-is-also-its-priciest?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">swankiest supermarket</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”</li><li>Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief</li><li>Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent&nbsp;</li><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock</li><li>Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi</li><li>Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.&nbsp;</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}