A new-ish gold rush and other indicators
Mar 21, 2025•9 min
Episode description
It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news.
On today's show, we welcome back co-host Adrian Ma.
We also have the price of gold going up, German defense stocking up, and U.S. mergers and acquisitions slowing down.
Related episodes:
NPR's Adrian Ma remembers girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, who died in D.C. plane crash
Europe's NATO members take an economic hit (Apple / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
On today's show, we welcome back co-host Adrian Ma.
We also have the price of gold going up, German defense stocking up, and U.S. mergers and acquisitions slowing down.
Related episodes:
NPR's Adrian Ma remembers girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, who died in D.C. plane crash
Europe's NATO members take an economic hit (Apple / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android
Open in Metacast