On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:
— The week in world markets as investors grapple with end of bear market rally as fears that US hiring is slowing and concerns over European inflation and soaring energy prices
— Russia’s move to stop gas exports to Europe until sanctions are lifted and whether demonstrations against rising gas and food prices in Czech Republic could spread
— European defense program impact as governments scramble to offset rising energy costs
— Impact of inflation and weak euro on European industry
— Inflation impact on commercial air travel
— US defense contractors call on Pentagon to cover higher materials, services and labor costs
— Departure of Airbus CFO Dominik Asam
— Tory party picks Liz Truss to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister sparking worries in Washington, Brussels, Paris and elsewhere
— US Air Force and Israel order KC-46 tanker aircraft from Boeing
— Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy
