EV sales slow, US Treasury yields grow, 'Niu Lai' has impressive box office mojo

电动汽车销量放缓,美国国债收益率上升,"牛来"票房魔力惊人

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-08-21

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This week’s indicators: EV sales sputter in North America but flutter internationally; U.S. Treasury Yields … RISE!; a low-budget movie so terrible, it became a box office hit in China.  Fact checking by Julia Ritchey Your Next Listen — The story of China and Hollywood's big-screen romanceConnect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter! — Buy the Planet Money book — Find our socials, YouTube and more! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • This is the Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm your host, Adrian Ma.

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