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The United States is scrambling to break China’s chokehold on critical minerals. From government equity stakes to fast-track permits for deep sea mining, the Trump administration is racing to access the essential elements for AI and national defense. Reuters’ Ernest Scheyder unpacks the high‑stakes scramble and what it means for the global economy.

Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent covering critical minerals and the global energy transition, as well as the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power our Lives, which was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award and was named the American Energy Society’s Energy Book of the Year.

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Critical minerals

EV batteries

Supply chains

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From Venezuela to Greenland to attacks on the Federal Reserve, the geopolitical hits keep coming. So, how do you spot the events that will move markets? Geopolitical analyst Marko Papic joins host Carmel Crimmins to talk risk, at home and abroad

Marko Papic is a macro and geopolitical expert at BCA Research, a global investment research firm. He is also the author of Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future.

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Opec+

The Transatlantic Economy

Bond vigilantes

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The AI arms race is making Big Tech even bigger. Is their AI

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Bubble talk – Part 1

Bubble talk – Part 2

American capitalism

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President Donald Trump has been clear: one big reason for toppling Nicolás Maduro is to gain more access to Venezuela’s oil assets. But will U.S. oil companies heed his call? Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Reuters Energy Columnist Ron Bousso to discuss how the U.S. action over the weekend will impact energy markets, and why the world may be entering a new era of resource competition.

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OPEC+

Peak Oil

Risk

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Is division the new normal at the U.S. central bank? President Donald Trump wants Chair Jerome Powell's successor to push through big rate cuts next year but officials are divided over the Fed's future path. Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Reuters Fed and economics reporter Ann Saphir to talk politics, economics and what 2026 might bring.

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The Fed and the rest of the world

The 'Goldilocks' interest rate

What the Fed's interest rate cut means for Americans

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The U.S. economy is humming along nicely; the labor market not so much. Job creation is slowing and so is the supply of workers. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the forces reshaping America’s workforce.

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Statistics: Trump's firing rocks the foundations of economics

Is the U.S. economy in danger of contracting?

Inflation

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Listen to Carmel Crimmins live from New York as she discusses President Donald Trump's ambitions for the US economy. US editor Sally Buzbee and Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider take the stage at Reuters NEXT to weigh the president's economic performance in his first year of this term.

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American capitalism

Bubble talk - Part 2

Statistics: Trump's firing rocks the foundations of economics

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The euro zone’s economic outlook is steady – can it really stay that way? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Philip Lane, chief economist at the European Central Bank about tariff turmoil, Fed independence and getting the euro zone out of its low-growth rut.

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Argentina’s Javier Milei needs dollars to keep his economic overhaul on track. The Trump administration’s financial support buys him time but doesn’t solve the problem of what to do with the peso. Argentina’s currency trades in a band to help fight inflation but critics say it is overvalued. Reuters chief correspondent for emerging markets Karin Strohecker joins host Carmel Crimmins to talk currency bands and geopolitics. 

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⁠The dollar⁠

⁠The World Bank and the IMF⁠

⁠Currency

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What if the AI investment boom goes wrong? Host Carmel Crimmins and Reuters editor-at-large Mike Dolan reconvene to look at the real-world impact of the dash for artificial intelligence and the role national security is playing in the multi-billion dollar spending spree.

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