The Weekly Briefing: Why is everyone worried about commercial real estate?

Two weeks into the banking sector turmoil and there are few signs that the panic is ending. David Wilder speaks to Neil Shearing about why investors are still uneasy, whether central banks have made a mistake, and why there's growing focus on commercial property holdings amid the intensifying hunt for the next source of instability. 

Plus, wheat consumption has typically grown along with the global population. But that's set to change, according to economist Bradley Saunders. He talks to Caroline Bain about his new report which warns of an unprecedented drop in consumption in the coming years.

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• (00:20) - Neil Shearing on the banking turmoil and commercial real estate.
• (08:34) - Bradley Saunders on the looming fall in wheat consumption.

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Capital Economics, a world leading provider of macroeconomic insight, presents The Weekly Briefing – the show with all you need to know about what's happening in the global economy and markets. From the Fed's next move to China's slowdown to the global housing bust, each week, our team of economists take apart the big economic and market stories and highlight the issues that investors should be paying more attention to.