Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, COVID-19 lockdowns and associated supply chain disruptions, globalization is arguably facing its biggest test of the post-Cold War era. In this episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Dani Rodrik, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government ... Show More
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What’s Driving the Surge in Deal-Making?
Despite a year marked by geopolitical uncertainty, higher tariffs, and slowing growth, deal-making activity is surging in 2025. So can this current wave of M&A activity continue? Goldman Sachs’ Stephan Feldgoise, head of the Global Mergers & Acquisition business in Global Banking ... Show More
16m 36s
Nov 18
The Fed's Tightrope: Inflation, Labor, and the Path Ahead
With inflation above target and the labor market weakening, is the Fed poised to cut rates again? Rob Kaplan, Vice Chairman of
Goldman Sachs, discusses the uncertain outlook with Allison Nathan.
This episode was recorded on November 12, 2025.
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19m 54s
Dec 2021
Forward Thinking on globalization and the evolving role of corporate leadership in the 21st century with Matthew Slaughter
In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, co-host Michael Chui talks with Matthew J. Slaughter, Paul Danos Dean and Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Slaughter takes the te ... Show More
32m 9s
Feb 2024
How geopolitical instability is affecting markets
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, what does this mean for markets and the global economy? Jared Cohen, president of Global Affairs and co-head of the Office of Applied Innovation at Goldman Sachs, and Sam Morgan, global head of fixed income currencies and commoditi ... Show More
9m 57s
Sep 2022
The global impact of a robust dollar
As the dollar reaches historic highs against currencies in both emerging and developed markets, the chances of battling inflation rates shrink outside the United States. The Euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen have depreciated at unprecedented this year. Steve Hanke, a ... Show More
50m 48s
Sep 2023
Calling for the "reglobalization" of trade: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
<p>Ian Bremmer sits down with World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first person from Africa to lead the organization, for a conversation about the good, the bad, and the future of global trade on the GZERO World podcast. In the last ... Show More
17m 42s
May 2017
Blood Is in the Water in Trump's Administration, Valliere Says
Greg Valliere, Horizon Investments' chief global strategist, discusses James Comey's dismissal and says Trump's agenda is stalled and tax reform is dead for this year. Prior to that, Marvin Barth, Barclays' global head of FX strategy, says the ECB is still on course to change its ... Show More
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