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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 39 MIN

10 Economic Terms To Know in This Economy.

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Economics is too often weaponized by jargon. High concept terms of art to explain basic behaviors or circumstances that should otherwise be accessible. Socioeconomics takes the math off the page and puts it into a human context. It helps us break from specific doctrines and be slightly less dogmatic. So today I thought we would take a break from the doctrine and dogma to bring certain concepts down to a base level. Some are straightforward, others are actually pretty complex. Some are needlessly complicated, which might be deliberate. All of them impact our lives and how we think about the economy. So here we go, ten needlessly complicated economic terms you should know to understand the modern economy. Chapters Intro: 00:00:00 Financial Repression: 00:02:03 Demand Destruction: 00:04:19 Fiscal Dominance: 00:06:50 Yield Curve Control: 00:09:19 Repo Market + Reverse Repo: 00:11:50 Eurodollars + Petrodollars: 00:15:36 Debt Monetization: 00:20:31 Shadow Banking: 00:24:18 The Basis Trade: 00:29:06 Purchasing Power—Real vs. Nominal: 00:33:25 UNFTR Resources Video: They Hide These Economic Words From You—Here’s Why -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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