About this episode

James Meadway discusses BP's profits in relation to the Iran war and the potential for a financial crisis, along with the UAE's departure from OPEC.

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at BP's mega-profits - this time as an inevitable result of the war on Iran (0:42), whether or not we could be on the verge of another 2008-style financial crisis (3:26), and the shock announcement that the UAE is leaving OPEC (9:57). Subscribe to support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Macrodose.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Your pledge is a donation supporting free public education; perks are thank-you gifts for your support. Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at ⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠. Event Tickets: The Break—Down Issue #3 Launch Party! Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of Monsters To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to ⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠ . Listen to Death In Westminster - a new documentary podcast from Planet B Productions & Novara Media: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/#the-station

People in this episode

Host: James Meadway

Topics covered

• BP profits
• Iran war
• financial crisis
• UAE OPEC exit
• economic commentary

Keywords

• BP
• Iran
• financial crisis
• UAE
• OPEC
• profits
• economic commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BP, OPEC, Planet B Productions

Places: Iran, UAE

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