Podcast Episodes

Nvidia chips for China, frozen Russian funds, and a lot of self-checkout stealing

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: Nvidia chips OK’d for China, a sticky frozen Russian asset situation…

Published on 17 hours ago

How to make $35 trillion ... disappear

You may be familiar with the AI-fueled stock market boom. Well, former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath warns it could mirror the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. But worse. S…

Published on 1 day, 17 hours ago

Bitcoin miners are betting on AI over crypto

If you want to make Bitcoin, you need powerful computers and a lot of energy. Well, it turns out the same infrastructure needed for Bitcoin mining is pretty valuable in the era of AI. Today on the sh…

Published on 2 days, 17 hours ago

How a former Fed vice chair would approach rate cuts

Federal Reserve is meeting to make its interest rate decision after the government shutdown delayed key economic data. Today on the show, we talk to the former Vice Chair of the Fed, Lael Brainard, a…

Published on 3 days, 17 hours ago

Take a penny, leave a penny, get rid of the penny

In November, the U.S. stopped production of the humble penny after 232 years in circulation. On today’s show, a former U.S. Mint director shares the fiscal math that doomed the penny, and an artist p…

Published on 4 days, 17 hours ago

Chips up, rent down, and are people really skimping on holiday gifts?

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: A big goshDRAM memory problem, a holiday spending mystery, and apart…

Published on 1 week ago

A little doomsday feeling is weighing on the economy

It is a special edition of the Beigies Awards where one regional Federal Reserve Bank will receive lifetime achievement recognition. Today on the show, we speak to its President about the value of ec…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

How Japan’s new prime minister is jolting markets

Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month ago, and she’s already making waves in the East and West. The first priority for the people of Japan is if her…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

What would it mean to actually refund the tariffs?

Tariffs are bringing in some serious cash into the US Treasury’s pocket. The problem with that money is that it may need to be refunded. A case in front of the Supreme Court could declare several of …

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Why the US chose not to have a passenger train system like Europe

Why can't the US be like Europe, Japan or India—countries that all have extensive passenger train systems? On today's show, why the US chose not to. We learn why, despite this, US railroads could sti…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago