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
Oct 8
The Shutdown’s Economic Impact
How long could the US government shutdown last — and what will that ultimately mean for the US economy? Goldman Sachs Research’s Alec Phillips, chief US political economist, explores the potential impact on economies and markets. This episode was recorded on October 7, 2025. The ... Show More
19m 17s
Sep 30
AI Exchanges: The Role of Data
Goldman Sachs’ Neema Raphael, the firm’s chief data officer and head of data engineering, discusses the role of data in enabling or possibly stalling AI’s progress with George Lee, co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, and Allison Nathan, senior strategist in Goldman Sac ... Show More
17m 27s
Sep 25
How Reliable is Economic Data?
Are concerns about the quality and reliability of economic data — as well as its vulnerabilities to political influences — warranted? Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen, who served from 2013 to 2017, Laffer Associates’ Arthur Laffer, Harvard Business School’s Alberto Cavallo, ... Show More
26m 19s
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
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 ha ... 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
29m 14s