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This week on the Economics Show, we're bringing you an interview with Ray Dalio, from our foreign affairs podcast, the Rachman Review. It originally broadcast on July 3.


Gideon talks to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund and author of a new book: How Countries Go Broke. They discuss the size of the US debt and what history tells us about identifying warning signs.


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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.

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This week on the Economics Show, we're bringing you an interview with Ray Dalio, from our foreign affairs podcast, the Rachman Review. It originally broadcast on July 3.


Gideon talks to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund and author of a new book: How Countries Go Broke. They discuss the size of the US debt and what history tells us about identifying warning signs.


Subscribe to The Economics Show on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.


Clip: CBS


Read more:


Is Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ a political curse for Republicans?


Fears over US debt load and inflation ignite exodus from long-term bonds


Donald Trump’s big, beautiful act of self-harm


The fall in the dollar is not scary


Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-08-11 24 min
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