What happens when an economist becomes prime minister? : The Indicator from Planet Money


Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference about the US tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 3, 2025.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference about the US tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 3, 2025.

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Today on the show, we meet Canada’s new Prime Minister, economist Mark Carney.

What’s it like when your former job — being a non-political banker who decides a country’s interest rate — bleeds into your now-political decisions on everything?

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