“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
If there’s been one theme to my writing as of late, it’s been economic volatility, be it real estate prices skyrocketing, coming back down, rents skyrocketing then falling like a rock, rampant inflation, banks failing, the office real estate market fallin ... Show More
Jun 2023
What can we learn from previous financial crashes amid recession fears?
<p>The global economy has weathered the most tumultuous century in modern history and most of the previous financial crises have shared similarities from which we can learn.</p>
<p>So writes Dr Linda Yueh, CBE, in her new book, The Great Crashes: Lessons from Global Meltdowns and ... Show More
21m 14s
Jun 2023
Recession? What recession?
Some economists have been warning of an imminent recession in the United States for over a year now. But so far, it has yet to strike. We’ll get into the different ways economists are thinking about how a so-called recession might play out. Also, humans are having a profound, lit ... Show More
17m 30s
Jul 2023
24: The case for a recession
In the latest episode of Onward, Ben and Cardiff work through one of the most confounding questions currently poised for the economy: What do we make of two seemingly contradictory data sets, where one is telling us that the economy is generally healthy, while the other says we r ... Show More
1h 3m