The Indicator from Planet Money - The U.K.’s tariff balancing act

President Donald Trump has already made noise with tariff threats against the United States' North American trading partners. And soon, the United Kingdom could become another target which has a chance to drive a wedge between the U.K's trade relationship with the EU.

Today on the show, we explore what the U.K. could possibly offer the United States to ease trade tensions.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - How the memecoin game is played

Memecoins are having a moment, but who's making money off them? On today's show, how a dearly beloved internet squirrel found an afterlife as a cryptocurrency and how others, including President Trump, are trying to capitalize on online fame.

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WTF is a bitcoin ETF? (Apple / Spotify)
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Audio Mises Wire - A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

No macroeconomics or monetary theory course is complete without introduction of the Equation of Exchange, or MV = PQ. However, this equation explains nothing, praxeologically speaking. Instead, it clouds our understanding of how money fits into our economy. 

Original article: A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money