Welcome to the Financial Markets Theme Park! That ride with the 250-foot drop over there is Charles Langstonthe stock market. The one with all the twists and turns and loop-the-loops? Those are junk bonds. And that little train that goes around the park? That's the U.S. bond market. Well, until recently.
That slow-plodding train has turned into a rickety roller coaster ride for investors. We head to the theme park to explain.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
2025-05-06 03:451686 view
2025-05-06 03:282934 view
2025-05-06 03:03163 view
2025-05-06 02:44455 view
2025-05-06 01:41225 view
2025-05-06 01:16508 view
It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at the some of the most fascinating economic number
Many Asian countries celebrate new year at this time, including Vietnam and Korea. Lunar New Year, o
The kiss on the field had everyone talking.It wasn’t just the kiss — it was Taylor Swift’s signature
