With fiscal stimulus and accommodative monetary policy buoying the U.S. economic recovery, prominent economists from former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers to former IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard have raised concerns that the U.S. economy could be headed for overheating and inflation. In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs: Top of Mi ... 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
May 2021
Inflation risks: 'too much complacency'?
In this week’s episode of IG’s Trading the Markets podcast, IGTV’s Victoria Scholar speaks to Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis, about the post-pandemic recovery for the US economy, monetary and fiscal policy, and the potential economic risks ahead. Lacalle says there is ... Show More
18m 56s
Aug 2023
Bloomberg Wall Street Week - August 4th, 2023
On this special edition of Wall Street Week, Bloomberg's David Westin spoke with key players in economic policy and business as they gathered in Colorado for the 2023 Aspen Economic Strategy Group Conference. Cecilia Rouse, Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair tells us why a ... Show More
34m 30s
Apr 2022
Summers Predicts U.S. Recession More Likely Than a Soft Landing
Last year, Larry Summers famously shot down one of the Federal Reserve's favorite buzzwords, "transitory." This year, he's taking aim at "soft landing."The Harvard University professor, former Treasury secretary and paid Bloomberg contributor says a combination of high inflation ... Show More
31m 39s
Feb 2024
Unpacking January’s FOMC Meeting With BE’s Wong: Macro Matters
The risk of inflation re-accelerating is really in the last three months of 2024, says Anna Wong, chief US economist at Bloomberg Economics. In this episode of the Macro Matters podcast, Wong joins host and Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey to discuss details of the Ja ... Show More
20m 30s
Jan 2017
Surveillance: Risk That Fed Could Go Faster, Kiesel Says
PIMCO's Mark Kiesel says the main risk to the U.S. is a pickup in inflation. Prior to that, Jason Trennert, Strategas Research Partners' chairman, says the Fed is content to let inflation run a little hot. Stewart Warther, BNP Paribas' derivatives strategist, says there is less i ... Show More
51m 27s
Oct 2023
Torsten Slok, Partner and Chief Economist, Apollo Global Management
Armed with a PhD in economics, Torsten Slok spent several years at the OECD, doing deep dive analysis and making policy recommendations on big picture issues such as pension reform, tax systems and health care policy, before ultimately hitting Wall Street. He spent more than 15 y ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2021
Is inflation making a comeback?
Inflation has hardly been seen in the developed world economies for the last three decades. But now some economists are warning it could be returning with a vengeance, because of supply chain problems, post-Covid exuberance, and higher wage demands. What is going on, and should w ... Show More
18m 24s