Money Talks: Yield curveball

<p>With the prospects for inflation clouded in uncertainty, central banks are in a new <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/the-bond-markets-v-central-banks/21806082?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">staring contest with the bond market</a>. Who will blink first? Also, host Henry Tricks explores how the private sector is influencing what might be <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2021/11/03/what-is-happening-at-cop26?utm_campaign=money-talks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the most corporate COP ever</a>. And economist Claudia Goldin tracks five generations of American women to work out why the gender pay gap persists—and how to conquer it.</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_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>