What am I doing. We're just, we're gonna, I'm just gonna listen to you and I'm just gonna go like this and smile. Hi everyone.I'm sitting here with the governor. Let, let's just start over. Hi, everyone.Happy holidays. We, you are. Nope.Do it again. Number three, The Newsom are having a moment. 2028, woo Though America's next presidential election is still more than two years away, the betting pools show California Governor Gavin Newsom ahead of the Democratic pack.In a political era of big singular persona ...

When I think of Thailand, I think of a place where modernity exists alongside tradition. But behind that postcard image of a paradise is another reality. Instability, volatility, uncertainty.And in recent years, economic lethargy. There’s not a lot of innovation in the economy. Thailand’s GDP growth has been about 2% for a while now, while neighbouring countries or peer economies are growing rapidly.Foreign investors have taken note. Or, more specifically, they’ve taken their money. Thailand looking to cut ...

This is oil. Well, actually, this is a mixture of black trial and vegetable glycerin, but it looks like oil. And while the real thing is being thrown around by geopolitical tumult from Iran to Venezuela, you can still buy a lot for comparatively little.>> The early days of 2025, oil prices were closer to $80 a barrel. >> Since then, there have been slumps and spikes. But still, an ounce of silver is now worth more than a barrel of oil.>> And the price of crude would be even lower if China hadn't soaked some ...

In 2016, this Japanese company issued a public apology. For the first time in 25 years, they were hiking the price of a popular ice cream by 10 yen, or about $0.06%. And they were deeply sorry.Now, in any other country, this might have been an overreaction, but in Japan. Inflation is just completely alien as a concept. For three decades, the country saw stagnant or even decreasing prices, which is why a 10 yen price-hike for an ice cream was such a big deal.But a huge slide in the yen is helping change that ...

How do you find consensus at the governing council level. I mean, is it right actually to always try and find consensus in in terms of just mechanics. >> You know, not not always.There there are times and there are, I'm sure, circumstances or sectors where you have to just drive through and and be this authoritative uh leader who is going to carry the day and ignore completely what the views of others are. It's just not my style. And so far, it has it has served me reasonably well.Even in times of crisis, w ...

How can you tell if someone's a team player. Is there the the Lagard test on whether you can work with someone or want to hire someone. >> Well, first of all, I learned how not to believe what people say.I observe sometimes the way in which people behave without them knowing. You know, in a in a meeting, in a conference, at at a table, I look at how people behave and relate to each other. And I can tell one from the other.and those who want to, you know, sort of show off and and display their talent or who ...

Do you worry about central bank independence. Real central bank independence. >> I think we have to earn that independence and I think we have to be accountable for this independence.But the independence is critically important to make sure that the decisions are as unbiased as possible and only determined by by the you know the macroeconomic analysis and the the anticipation of what monetary policy will do. The passing of time is something that we have to take into account and if in between you have an ele ...

- We will live in a world which is more volatile, which is more prone to shocks and which has clearly fragmented under our eyes in the last few years. - Is this just because of the cycle of humanity. - There's probably something much deeper.I hope we come to a moment of reckoning where we realize that there is only one planet, that the distribution of revenue is clearly important and where we have to live in a society that is not utterly divided and hostile to each other. - Madame Lagarde thank you so much ...

What did you learn about yourself in becoming ECB president. You were seen actually as an outsider because you weren't really an economist and you weren't a former central banker. >> You know, I' I've often been an outsider.So, I've I'm used to it. And I think that what I've learned in all those situation is that you have to work very hard not to catch up because you're never going to catch up. You're never going to reinvent yourself, but at least to not be fooled by people who will try to pull wool over yo ...

The United States has carried out a series of strikes against Venezuela, announcing the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Nicolas Maduro stood in federal court and pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges. Donald Trump said his military buildup in the Caribbean and destruction of civilian boats there was about alleged drug trafficking, but following the US attack on Venezuela, another reason has taken center stage.The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust for a long period of ti ...