Ep 7 ft. Colby Smith

Would you rather date Ecuador or Argentina? Neither can pay their debts. But one brings your parents flowers while the other gets drunk at your Mom’s party and rides a Harley. That’s our understanding, anyway, of why investors are so sweet on Ecuador and so mad at Argentina after both countries conducted similar debt restructurings. We talk with Colby Smith, the extraordinary financial markets reporter at the Financial Times, about whether we might be missing some important aspects of this story. Producer: Leanna Doty