Martin Wolf On The Scale Of The COVID Crisis, Future Debt Problems And US Isolationism

Macro Hive Conversations With Bilal Hafeez · May 1, 2020 · 1h 8m

In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation with the FT's Chief Economics Commentator, Martin Wolf. He brings a depth to any topic that is often lacking anywhere else. On the podcast, we discuss:

1. The parallels of the COVID crisis with past crises such as the ones seen in the 1970s

2. The uniqueness of this crisis

3. How well policymakers have done so far

4. The role of international organisations and US hegemony

5. The challenge for EM countries

6. How China will be viewed after this crisis

7. What tensions will emerge in the EU

8. How the world will look differently after COVID