Money Talks: Volatile gas

<p>The <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/09/20/what-is-behind-rocketing-natural-gas-prices?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">price of natural gas</a> is rocketing, with <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/britains-gas-market-is-broken/21804952?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">global consequences</a>. Is volatility in this crucial fuel here to stay? We also ask why <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/09/17/how-world-bank-leaders-put-pressure-on-staff-to-alter-a-global-index?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an investigation at the World Bank</a> has put Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, in the spotlight. And, after our <a href="https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2021/09/15/alice-in-defi-land-three-visions-of-the-future-of-finance?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adventures in DeFi-land</a> last week, economist Eswar Prasad assesses who should control the future of money and payments. Patrick Lane hosts</p><br><p>Sign up for our new weekly newsletter dissecting the big themes in markets, business and the economy at <a href="https://www.economist.com/moneytalks/?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/moneytalks&nbsp;</a></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions, subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>at <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_