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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook
by Intelligence Squared
What do the coming months and years ahead look like for the economy? In this event series, in partnership with Guinness Global Investors, the world’s leading economists and thinkers share their views and insights. What are the threats? Where are the opportunities? How will political shifts impact the economy?
Episodes
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What Does It Take to Run Goldman Sachs During a Meltdown? With Former CEO Lloyd Blankfein
What does it take to lead one of the world’s most powerful banks when the global financial system is on the brink of collapse? As CEO for Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2018, Lloyd Blankfein was at the helm as the global financial system teetered on collapse. He successfully steered the company…
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Is it Game Over for Keir Starmer? Martin Wolf for The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook 2026
2026 opened with a bang on the world stage. With Donald Trump's aggressive approach to foreign policy and the release of the Epstein files threatening more political upheaval, it's clear that this year will be another test of resilience for the global economy.On February 9, Chief Economics...
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Can Britain Become an AI Superpower? The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook
A record £2.9 billion was invested in British AI companies last year as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to make the UK an AI superpower. But according to influential business leaders such as Jensen Huang, CEO of the world’s most valuable designer and seller of advanced computer chips, Nvidia…
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Jeremy Hunt
We’ve heard enough from the pessimists. Yes, these are hard times, but what investors, business owners and all of us need right now is not more despair about the economy, but a clear roadmap towards growth and prosperity. In October 2025, Jeremy Hunt came to the Intelligence Squared stage to…
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Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part Two)
‘The world as we knew it is gone’ – UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s response to Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump recently announced a 90-day pause for his monumental ‘liberation day’ tariffs while at the same time escalating a dangerous trade war with China. Trump’s announcement came...
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Tariff Special: The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Helen Thompson (Part One)
‘The world as we knew it is gone’ – UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s response to Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump recently announced a 90-day pause for his monumental ‘liberation day’ tariffs while at the same time escalating a dangerous trade war with China. Trump’s announcement came...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 2)
2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza could continue to escalate and cause turmoil in diplomacy. And the race to develop AI will...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf (Part 1)
2025 is set to be a seismic year for the global economy. Donald Trump will return to the White House with an ‘America First’ agenda that threatens to dismantle global trade. Wars in Ukraine and Gaza could continue to escalate and cause turmoil in diplomacy. And the race to develop AI will...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Tim Harford, Part Two
This event was supported by Guinness Global Investors. For the final instalment of the Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook series for 2024, Financial Times columnist Tim Harford joined us to interrogate what the numbers are really telling us about the economy – and what those numbers tell us...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Tim Harford, Part One
This event was supported by Guinness Global Investors. For the final instalment of the Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook series for 2024, Financial Times columnist Tim Harford joined us to interrogate what the numbers are really telling us about the economy – and what those numbers tell us...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Paul Johnson, Part Two
Paul Johnson is the economist who has set the terms of so much political debate over the past few decades in Britain. Having served as Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011, his expertise on matters of public spending and global economic trends have provided invaluable insight…
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook, with Paul Johnson, Part One
Paul Johnson is the economist who has set the terms of so much political debate over the past few decades in Britain. Having served as Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011, his expertise on matters of public spending and global economic trends have provided invaluable insight…
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf
2024 is set to be a seismic year. A win by Donald Trump in the US presidential election could upend the world economy, ongoing military conflicts could continue to escalate and the race to develop AI will accelerate as China and the US battle it out for technological supremacy. Who better to make...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook China Special, with Keyu Jin
China’s economic power has been growing for decades. The capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping quickly transformed China into the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with growth rates averaging 10% annually. But in recent years the so-called China miracle has begun to slow down. The Covid-19...
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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Gillian Tett
Gillian Tett is one of the world’s most in-demand economists. An acclaimed columnist and author at the Financial Times, she has long used her training as an anthropologist to break new ground on economic affairs, notably predicting the 2007–8 financial crisis after she observed the way bankers…
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What do the coming months and years ahead look like for the economy? In this event series, in partnership with Guinness Global Investors, the world’s leading economists and thinkers share their views and insights. What are the threats? Where are the opportunities? How will political shifts impact the economy?
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