Economist, author and broadcaster David McWilliams joins Andrew Pridham for a fascinating look at what he calls the next global super-cycle — a world of rising tariffs, managed trade and an AI-fuelled boom — and how Australia can thrive in this new era.

In a lively, entertaining and thought-provoking conversation, David taps into his unique ability to make economics relatable and shares his distinctive take on:

• The enduring importance of the US dollar — and why cash still matters

• How Australia can balance its ties with both the US and China

• The psychology of money — and why it is humanity’s greatest invention

• Why FOMO might explain the queues for gold in Martin Place

• Why bitcoin could be “a solution in search of a problem”; and

• How “animal spirits” continue to drive real-world economies

Recorded in Sydney during David’s world tour for his best-selling book Money: A Story of Humanity — a Financial Times, Observer and Economist Book of the Year — this episode blends insight and big-picture thinking on where global markets may go next.

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