Of history. It scared me a little. It should, maybe. How can this happen . It is so topical at this moment. Thank you for writing it in between Everything Else. You are very, very kind to er say so. Thank you, my friend. Much appreciated. And thanks at home for joining us this hour. Ive been happy to have you here. One note before we get started. I know things might look a little different than usual. Fe thats just because im doing the show from someplace new. Ro i am in los angeles tonight. Im at what is essentially the mid point of this book tour for my new book. Thats why im here. I am not a great traveller. I am not great at this. But i just, before i start the e show, i briefly wanted to say thank you to all the book stores and the venues weve been at and all the moderators who have been on stage with me. Thank you in particular to everybody who has come out to one of these events. It has been thousands of people so far which is crazy. But its just been really nice to be out there
that discourages borrowing and encourages savings and it reduces demand. that is why china raised its interest rates thiweek. the world is worried that it might work. the truck might slow down. china is not only the world s fastest-growing economy. it s the second largest economy in the world. it s helping keep other economies afloat. so until the u.s. and western europe get back on their feet, they re not all that keen on china taking action to slow things down on its side. sorry. are you finished? i m done. right. thank you. let s let us at this point now go head-to-head. i m not sure whether we both actually agreed on the goldie locks scenario. i think my oatmeal beats your truck. but the voice will now we ll separate the man from the boys now. voice? all right. now, ali, very close to unfriending you. guys, here s one to get you on the board early. which of these countries