Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy's Eight-Body Problem

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “</span><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">three-body problem</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">” is a physics issue that deals with unpredictable futures. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a</span> <a href= "https://www.mauldineconomics.com/editorial/we-have-an-economic-eight-body-problem/zhb"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">recent essay</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, John Mauldin argues the economy is actually experiencing an “eight-body problem.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode, NLW explores each of those dimensions shaping the challenge we face, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Central bank intervention</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The destruction of the service industry</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The implosion of global trade </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the end, he argues that in a world ruled by chaos, fighting to control the narrative might be the only rational move. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read Ben Hunt’s essay “</span><a href= "https://www.epsilontheory.com/three-body-problem/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Three-Body Problem</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">”</span></p>