Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMatt Klein on Promoting US Economic Potential and Balanced Global Trade
Season 1 Episode 44
The pandemic fiscal response supported a much faster recovery in the US than after the financial crisis, but price levels and the federal deficit sur…
1 year, 4 months ago
Matt Palazola on the Insurance Industry Impacts of the California Wildfires
Season 1 Episode 43
Wildfires swept through parts of southern California last month, causing indescribable human suffering and property destruction. The rising frequency…
1 year, 5 months ago
Will Rinehart on the Macroeconomic Potential of Artificial Intelligence
Season 1 Episode 42
Over the last few years, the technological promise of artificial intelligence (AI) has propelled stock market gains, driven fears of widespread labor…
1 year, 5 months ago
Nathan Dean on the Debt Ceiling’s Impacts on Fiscal Restraint
Season 1 Episode 41
The US Treasury has once again started to use “extraordinary measures” to honor its debt service obligations and avoid breaching the debt ceiling. Wi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Alan Cole on Tariffs and the Coming Fight over TCJA Renewal
Season 1 Episode 40
With slim majorities in the House and Senate, Republicans hope to narrow the fiscal deficit and extend many of the tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts an…
1 year, 6 months ago
2024 Year in Review
Season 1 Episode 39
The US economic recovery continued through 2024, but inflation progress has stalled above 2% and the labor market has significantly cooled. Despite t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Jeff Davis on the Banking Sector’s 2025 Outlook
Season 1 Episode 38
During the last two years, aggressive monetary policy tightening compressed banks’ net interest margins, placed tremendous strain on banks’ balance s…
1 year, 7 months ago
Tom Doe on Extreme Weather’s Impact on the Municipal Bond Market
Season 1 Episode 37
The rising frequency of extreme weather events has put elevated pressure on municipal budgets to pay for relief efforts and prepare for future disast…
1 year, 7 months ago
Peter Ryan on How Rising Deficits are Shaping the Treasury Market
Season 1 Episode 36
Treasuries function as the benchmark asset in bond markets, underscoring their importance in borrowing rates and global financial conditions. As fear…
1 year, 8 months ago
LIVE with Chris Low and Thomas Coleman on the Lessons of the Pandemic Economy
Season 1 Episode 35
The economy has consistently defied expectations since 2020, prompting important questions about the soundness of the models used by the Fed and most…
1 year, 8 months ago