A new-ish gold rush and other indicators

It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. On today's show, we welcome back co-host Adrian Ma.We also have the price of gold going up, German defense stocking up, and U.S. mergers and acquisitions slowing down.Related episodes:NPR's Adrian Ma remembers girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, who died in D.C. plane crashEurope's NATO members take an economic hit (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy