Behind the Money

What we can learn from 300-year-old bubbles

Welcome back to a new year with Behind the Money! We’re starting off by paying a visit to the New York Public Library to take a peek into the past. Some 300 years ago parts of Europe were in the middle of a financial revolution that quickly turned into a financial frenzy and then — a fallout. With help from the FT’s US markets editor Jennifer Hughes, we’ll learn more about the Mississippi and South Sea Company Bubbles, and what they tell us about today.  Clips from: NBC, CNBC, CBS NewsMusic: Georg Philipp Telemann’s Overture-Suite in B-flat Major performed by Tempesta di Mare / The Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <a href="https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/fortune-and-folly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn how to visit the New York Public Library’s exhibit, Fortune and Folly in 1720. </a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/235dbb88-c019-45a3-97f5-a3b252d44f1e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Business trends, risks and people to watch in 2023</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9784cc74-1193-4e1b-bf61-8ecaf19f569e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FT writers’ predictions for the world in 2023</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Jennifer Hughes (<a href="https://twitter.com/jennhughes13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JennHughes13</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/370bad6d-30ef-4b80-858a-556e5c9f27c8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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