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Valley of the shadow of debt: bond-market jitters

October 8, 2026
Valley of the shadow of debt: bond-market jitters

Bond yields across the rich world keep ticking up. We take a global look at where the risks are mounting most, and just how much worry is warranted. What might have once seemed fanciful is becoming real: delivering daylight to dark parts of the world using mirrors in space. And the fatal earnestness of “The Social Reckoning”.


Guests and host:

  • Alex Domash, economics correspondent
  • Tim Cross, senior science writer
  • Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered:

  • bond yields, monetary policy, animal spirits
  • satellite technology, darkness and light
  • “The Social Reckoning”, Aaron Sorkin


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