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| [00:00.51] | What's more, I want to reveal financial history as the essential back story behind all history. |
| [00:09.94] | Banks financed the Renaissance while the bond market decided wars. |
| [00:20.20] | Stock markets built empires |
| [00:24.39] | and monetary meltdowns made revolutions. |
| [00:31.42] | From Ancient Mesopotamia right down to present day London |
| [00:35.57] | the ascent of money has been an indispensable part of the ascent of man. |
| [00:40.61] | But money's rise has never been a smooth, upward ride. |
| [00:44.39] | As we all see, financial history has repeatedly been interrupted by gut-wrenching crises |
| [00:50.44] | of which today's is just the latest. |
| [00:53.44] | From the fluctuating prices of the homes we own to the high-speed industrialisation of China, |
| [00:59.43] | the power of finance is everywhere we look And it affects all of our lives. |
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