{"id":380466,"date":"2026-09-20T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-really-controls-what-governments-can-spend-the-dip-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:00:32","slug":"who-really-controls-what-governments-can-spend-the-dip-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-really-controls-what-governments-can-spend-the-dip-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Who really controls what governments can spend? | The Dip Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dpTM_PrTFPY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who really controls what governments can spend? | The Dip Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpTM_PrTFPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Governments promise tax cuts, investment and economic growth. But the investors financing those promises can force leaders to change course, abandon policies and even leave office. As an oil shock drives inflation and borrowing costs higher, Kathleen Brooks, Research Director at XTB, and Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro at ING, explain who really controls the bond market, why America\u2019s vast debt is becoming harder to ignore and what happens when governments lose the confidence of their lenders. #DWbusiness #DWdip<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 The markets that can break governments<br \/>\n0:37 How much power does the bond market have?<br \/>\n3:37 Why government borrowing costs are rising<br \/>\n6:14 Why some countries are more vulnerable<br \/>\n7:38 Who lends money to governments?<br \/>\n8:52 How the oil shock drives up debt costs<br \/>\n11:25 Could Europe face an energy debt shock?<br \/>\n13:13 America\u2019s rapidly rising interest bill<br \/>\n16:08 Could China use US debt as a weapon?<br \/>\n17:05 Why America is losing its borrowing advantage<br \/>\n18:33 What Trump could do to ease the pressure<br \/>\n19:46 Can central banks protect governments?<br \/>\n21:27 What happens when countries cannot stop spending?<br \/>\n23:43 Can bond markets override democracy?<br \/>\n26:13 A new era of higher inflation<br \/>\n26:43 The government debt doom loop<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governments promise tax cuts, investment and economic growth. 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