Latest from Ariana Rosas

• Jun 15, 2022

  ECB holds emergency meeting to address market turmoil

  

  From the BBC World Service: Less than a week after its last policy decision, the European Central Bank’s governing council is meeting to discuss a selloff in the regional bond market. Egypt signs a provisional deal on natural gas exports with Israel and the European Union. And the news that K-pop superstars BTS are taking some time off has broken hearts around the world – and sent shares in their record label down as much as 28%.

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• Jun 14, 2022

  What does it mean to “manage” hit music?

  

  Music industry veteran Merck Mercuriadis founded Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a company investing in music intellectual property, in 2018. It recently purchased the song catalog of Justin Timberlake and has a stable of other artists’ music. Mercuriadis explains the concept of treating songs as an asset class in today’s Economic Pulse discussion. The Fed has a full plate as it enters the first of two days of policy meetings.

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• Jun 14, 2022

  Time for some bear market history as Wall Street tries to bounce back

  

  Wall Street is looking to recover from heavy losses the last three days. On Monday, the benchmark S&P 500 index fell nearly 4% and entered what investors call a bear market. The BBC’s Victoria Craig checks in with the current status of the markets globally, while Marketplace’s Nova Safo helps us look into what teachable moments past bear markets could offer. We can now count tampons among the many items that are in short supply because of the issues gumming up the supply chain.

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• Jun 14, 2022

  Sri Lanka’s public sector gets a three-day weekend to fight fuel crisis

  

  From the BBC World Service: Sri Lanka asks most state employees to take a long weekend for the next three months – and grow food in their spare time. Australia warns people to brace for an electricity shortage during an unusually cold winter. And The Gambia’s mostly female oyster harvesters are seeing their livelihood affected by a changing climate.

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• Jun 13, 2022

  Congress takes a step toward changing the firearm-purchasing process

  

  A bipartisan group of senators announced framework for a gun control deal over the weekend. We take a quick look at how that deal could impact the buying of firearms. The markets are down today, and Julia Coronado is here to walk us through some of factors behind that. We check in with Williams College in Massachusetts, which is doing away with loans and work requirements for students on financial aid.

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• Jun 13, 2022

  Inflation and uncertainty unsettle the markets once again

  

  The markets appear to be in decline this morning as investors recover from last week’s surprising inflation numbers as well as concerns over new COVID lockdowns in China. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson spoke to us at length about a variety of topics, which range from inflation to gun control to the legislative duel between Florida and Disney.

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• Jun 13, 2022

  Asian and European stocks slump on rate hike fears

  

  From the BBC World Service: Stock benchmarks across Asia and Europe have fallen this morning; worries about inflation and the global central bank responses to it are spooking investors. Truck drivers in South Korea are entering the second week of striking, threatening global supply chains for everything from steel to semiconductors. And a new fast food chain has replaced the now-absent McDonald’s in Russia, called “Tasty, and that’s it.”

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• Jun 10, 2022

  All that talk about inflation peaking? Never mind.

  

  New research is showing that tenants who have longer commutes to the courthouse are more likely to get evicted from their homes. There’s a coal boom going on right now, but what are the long-term implications as the world makes a push toward renewable energy? Metlife’s Drew Matus joins us to discuss the markets as Consumer Price Index data rolls in.

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• Jun 10, 2022

  Are we back in a world of summer blockbusters?

  

  With “Jurassic World: Dominion” opening this weekend and the success of “Top Gun: Maverick” reigniting box office numbers, we look into whether the season of the summer blockbuster has returned after years of pandemic-induced inconsistency. The BBC reports on Japan’s reopening to tourists. A recycling company in France is transforming discarded face masks into different kinds of items.

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• Jun 10, 2022

  Japan reopens to foreign tourists

  

  From the BBC World Service: Japan is open once again to foreign travelers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with strict rules being maintained in order to mitigate potential risks. Plus, a look at the factors behind Russia’s central bank’s key decision on interest rates. And we hear from one of the U.K. companies taking part in the biggest ever trial of a four-day working week with no loss of pay.

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