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What the Summer of Strikes Means For The Broader Economy

The Incredible Rise of the Celsius Energy Drink

What's Really Standing in the Way of a Nuclear Renaissance?

Lots More with Gregory Brew

This podcast analyzes the geopolitical and financial impact of the escalating Israel-Gaza conflict. Topics discussed include the potential implications for the oil market, the US response to Iran's oil exports, the author's research on Iran, and the market reaction to the conflict. It also examines the respective metho...

This Is What an 8% Mortgage Means For the Housing Market

How An Old Banking Regulation May Have Driven The 1970s Inflation

Lots More With Dashiell Bennett

NY's Cannabis Rollout Could Destroy a Legal Entrepreneur

JPMorgan's Jay Barry on the Big Selloff in Bonds

Jigar Shah on the Pathway to Clean, Cheap, and Abundant Energy

Lots More With Matt Boesler

Austan Goolsbee on the 'Golden Path' to a Soft Landing

This podcast episode discusses the concept of achieving a "golden path" for the economy, which represents a soft landing and the ideal outcome. It explores the possibilities and challenges of achieving this golden path, considering factors such as inflation, monetary policy, supply shocks, and market expectations. The ...

The Fed's Tom Barkin On the Impact of Higher Interest Rates

In this podcast episode, Tracy Alloway and guest co-host Matt Boesler discuss the current state of the US economy with Tom Barkin, the president of the Richmond Fed. They explore topics such as the recent sell-off in the bond market, rising inflation and interest rates, labor market dynamics, the impact of housing on m...

Lots More with Matt Levine and Mike Mackenzie

The Real Pain From Rate Hikes May Still Be on the Way

Why the Degrowth Movement Is Having a Moment

This podcast episode explores the concept of the degrowth movement, a challenge to the conventional focus on economic growth and a call for intentional reduction of energy and resource consumption. It discusses the origins and relevance of the movement, its implications on personal perspectives and society, and the cha...

Why Insurers Are Pulling Out of High-Risk Areas

This podcast episode delves into the topic of spatial hazard events and losses, focusing on the Spatial Hazard Events and Losses database (sheldus) that tracks and records natural disaster events and their impacts in the United States. The guest, Melanie Gaul, provides valuable insights into the role of this database i...

Steven Rattner on the UAW Strike and the Challenges of Bidenomics

Morgan Housel on the New Way We Think About Money

Oaktree's Wayne Dahl on Credit Markets Right Now