Victoria Craig

Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street, reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

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Jul 15, 2022
The economic cost of China’s zero-COVID policy
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China’s strict COVID lockdowns have kept cases largely under control there. But at what cost? Today we got a snapshot from second-quarter GDP growth numbers. Plus, we break down the latest retail sales numbers with FHN Financial’s Christopher Low. Also, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia appears to have spoiled the next part of the Biden administration’s economic agenda. And, a look back at how the housing shortage in the U.S. has gotten so dire.
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Jul 15, 2022
Oh, great. Another work happy hour.
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Social events in the workplace can be great if you’re new or need a chance to network. And don’t get me wrong — you don’t want a completely bleak work environment with no play. But the “forced fun” can get old real quick. As part of our Econ Extra Credit project, this month we’re watching the Apple TV+ show “Severance,” which satirizes all that office merriment. Also on the show today: a progress report for U.S. oil producers who are trying to pump more crude to help bring fuel and energy prices down.
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Jul 15, 2022
Italy’s government close to collapse as PM resigns
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From the BBC World Service: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tendered his resignation after the populist member of his coalition government, 5-Star Movement, withdrew its support for a confidence vote. Also, China’s latest growth figures are a far cry from the country’s own target. And we look at how Lebanon’s reliance on remittances — money sent by citizens working abroad — is being hit by the global economic crisis.
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Jul 14, 2022
Gender parity may still be more than 100 years away
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Diane Swonk of Grant Thornton joins us on a day where stocks have opened lower and the producer price index is up. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is entertaining the idea of a price cap on Russian oil. The World Economic Forum once calculated that it would take a century to reach gender parity around the globe. Now … it says it’ll take even longer.
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Jul 14, 2022
Oil prices, gas prices … and the mass transit alternative
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A big part of Wednesday’s hot inflation reading was the cost of gas, where retail price lags behind the wholesale price. That normally would lead to a boost in the use of mass transit, but that’s not the case. The BBC reports on how Ukraine, Russia, the U.N. and Turkey appear closer to a deal on resuming exports of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea. We discuss how the waves of flight disruptions and cancellations during the pandemic have taken a toll on flight attendants.
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Jul 14, 2022
Sri Lanka’s embattled president heads to Singapore
From the BBC World Service: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who still has not officially resigned, fled to the Maldives yesterday. Now he’s going to Singapore – we look at the reasons why. There’s been some progress in talks between Ukraine and Russia about getting Ukrainian grain out of the country and to hungry people around the world. A major new study suggests that people in the Arab world are losing faith in democracy’s ability to deliver economic stability.
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Jul 13, 2022
A June boom for inflation: Consumer price index comes in hot at 9.1%
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Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors joins us to discuss the markets shortly after the June consumer price index came in higher than expected. Contingencies are making a comeback in the housing market. A study shows that people left big cities in record numbers during the pandemic.
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Jul 13, 2022
How inflation heightens food insecurity for members of the U.S. military
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Inflation has affected everyone, but it’s been been especially damaging for low-income members of the U.S. military, as many of them are also struggling with access to food. In keeping track of the falling euro, we discuss how the weakened currency affects the U.S. companies that export goods to Europe.
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Jul 13, 2022
Sri Lanka’s president has fled. Protesters don’t like his replacement.
From the BBC World Service: Thousands of Sri Lankans have tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe after he became interim president of the country. Russian and Ukrainian delegations are in Turkey to discuss ways to get millions of tons of grain exported from Ukraine. We hear how Nigeria is working to plant more coconuts in an effort to cut its reliance on imports.
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Jul 12, 2022
First, it was winter. Now, it’s a cruel summer testing the Texas power grid.
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The operator of the Texas power grid is asking people to not run their air conditioners as much in the face of blazing summer heat. Jeffrey Cleveland of Payden & Rygel joins us to discuss the state of the markets and where the Fed plans to take interest rates. Inflation and other factors haven’t stopped businesses popping up in rural parts of the country.
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