On this episode of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman is joined by Steve Liesman from CNBC. The two of them discuss what's really happening with tariffs, the spotty strength of the economy; the Fed and its relationship to politics and Steve’s time and stories as the head of the Wall Street Journal bureau of Russia during the 1990s Yeltsin era.

00:00 - Intro 01:25 - The State of the Economy 06:40 - Health of the Consumer 11:05 - Youth Unemployment & AI 17:30 - What's Really Happening with Tariffs? 25:35 - Political Pressure on the Fed 41:28 - Steve's Time in Russia During the Yeltsin Era

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Inside America’s Economic Divide: AI, Tariffs, & The Fed | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 29

The Real Eisman Playbook

Inside America’s Economic Divide: AI, Tariffs, & The Fed | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 29