On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the high level of angst in the world, Nvidia releasing new AI chips for China, how multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda, the crush of inflation, watching the money supply, Germany's underperforming economy, we have so much debt, remembering Japan in the 80s, the amount of cash corporates are sitting on, Sweden's 'worst security crisis since 1945,' a new poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

3:00 | There is a lot of angst in the world and how it is interlinked

10:22 | Nvidia releases new AI chips for China

13:00 | How multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda

15:00 | The crush of inflation + Watching the money supply

19:45 | Germany's underperforming economy

23:35 | Why do we have so much debt + Is it different this time?

26:35 | Remembering Japan in the 80s + The amount of cash corporates are sitting on

28:52 | Sweden’s ‘worst security crisis since 1945’

34:10 | New poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election

36:10 | Reading + Watching

Reading + Watching List:

Master Chef UK (BBC)

The Kitchen play by Arnold Wesker

Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris + Elliot Aronson

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

Warren Miller’s All Time ski film (2023)