Ryan Bridge: The numbers that tell us where we're heading

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 13, 2026 · 1m · transcript

There's a reason we talk a lot on this programme about bond markets, growth, central bank decisions and wars in far-away places.

There was, and probably still is, a school of thought that people either don't want, or don't understand, financial markets, currencies and economics.

I've always thought this was BS. It's why we focus on them a lot. They're important because they tell a story about where we've been and, more importantly, what's next.

People aren't stupid. Most of the correspondence, emails and letters I get are from people far smarter than me.

Though, that's not really saying much…