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11 episodes, 2 hours 2 minutes of cause and effect. Each one has the video, the chain, a full transcript and every source.
Gold is supposed to protect your money in a war. In 2026 it fell, and the families who lost most were in Asia.
India · South Korea · China · Turkey · Indonesia · Vietnam · Philippines
AirAsia's planes were about 80% full, and it still lost RM9 million (≈ US$2.2 million) a day. Who pays if the cash runs out?
Malaysia · Thailand · Indonesia · Philippines
Oil near $110, a Fed raising rates and money running to the dollar. We stress-tested six Southeast Asian economies against all three.
Indonesia · Malaysia · Philippines · Thailand · Vietnam · Singapore
Since 1962 Singapore has paid Johor 3 sen for every 1,000 gallons of raw water. Now AI data centres want the same river.
Singapore · Malaysia
Asia's two most important chipmakers reported record quarters, and their stock markets fell apart. Is it 1997 again?
South Korea · Taiwan · Indonesia · China
It started with teenagers asking for a teacher. Then France burned, and the bond market said it now pays more to borrow than Greece.
France · Greece
At 4:47 a.m. an index company sent a press release. By the close, Indonesia's stock market had its worst day since 1998.
Indonesia
Tesla flew a car at a rocket site. By 10:52 the next morning, the stock had given back every cent of the hype.
United States
In one week, NASA counted more than 48,000 fires in Indonesia. The people who light them never pay the bill.
Indonesia · Singapore · Malaysia
On page 78 of Microsoft's annual report: $329 billion of leases that don't count as debt. Across Big Tech, at least $1.65 trillion.
United States
A 21-mile strait in the Middle East and a $27 billion data center in Louisiana look unrelated. They are dominoes.
Iran · United States
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