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Are Prices "Engines of Chaos"?
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In standard economic theory, prices are simply expressions of information about the scarcity of (and demand for) goods. But in his new book “Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World,” writer and filmmaker Rupert Russell argues that the modern era of algorithm-driven speculation has normalized unpredictable price swings in commodity markets and turned prices into “engines of chaos.” Russell joins Ryan Grim to discuss.https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Mar 18, 2022
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