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Episode 31
Mark, Ryan, and Cris dissect the October U.S. employment report and what it says about the state of the economy, wage growth, and inflation. We knew …
4 years, 4 months ago
Probability of Recession and Puppies for Everyone
Episode 30
Kevin Hassett, Vice President and Managing Director of the Lindsey Group and former Chair of the Council of Economics under President Trump, joins Ma…
4 years, 5 months ago
Beige Book and Betting on Oil Prices
Episode 29
Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome Gaurav Ganguly, a Senior Director of Economic Research at Moody's Analytics and Chris Lafakis, a Director of Economic Re…
4 years, 5 months ago
Confidence and Competitive Markets
Episode 28
Joe Kennedy, senior principal economist at MITRE, joins Mark, Ryan, and Cris to discuss the different schools of thought on anti-trust and market com…
4 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Clock is Ticking on U.S. Budget Deal and Fed Tapering
The U.S. bond market is showing angst about the debt ceiling. While the debt ceiling will likely be raised, there is a history of waiting until the l…
4 years, 5 months ago
Women and Work
Episode 27
Betsey Stevenson, Professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan's Ford School, joins Mark, Ryan, and Cris to dissect the Sep…
4 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: On the Road to Recovery
The Delta-variant of COVID-19 has damaged the economic recovery, but we remain optimistic the economy is on track to return to full employment by spr…
4 years, 5 months ago
LNG and Long Tail (It's a Groundhog, not a Chipmunk)
Episode 26
Mark, Ryan, and Cris discuss unemployment insurance benefits, Delta variant, and what happened this week in Washington, DC. The main topic is the lon…
4 years, 5 months ago
Debt and Debt Limits
Episode 25
Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome back Bernard Yaros, an economist from Moody's Analytics to discuss fiscal policy, the odds of a government shutdown, and…
4 years, 6 months ago
Shortages and Supply Chains
Episode 24
Tim Uy, Todd Metcalfe, and Jesse Rogers, all economists at Moody's Analytics, join Mark and Ryan to discuss global supply chains and commodity shorta…
4 years, 6 months ago