The looming UAW strike is top of mind, and no one better to talk to about how it may play out and what it means for the economy than Jonathan Smoke of COX Automotive and our own vehicle industry expert, Mike Brisson. Bernard Yaros also joins the podcast to talk about the consumer inflation report. Mark and Cris agree that while the current economic numbers l ... Show More
Oct 2
Revisions, Revisions, Revisions
Dante joined the Inside Economics crew to discuss the September employment report, which told a more consistent story of a soft labor market. The team also dove into the bevy of other economic data released this week, including GDP, inflation, income, and spending. Recent data re ... Show More
58m 19s
Sep 25
The (Not So) Great Wealth Transfer
Wayne Best, Chief Economist at Visa and The Wall Street Journal’s Most Accurate Forecaster of 2025, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss the state of the economy with a focus on consumer spending. Despite a similar forecast for next year, Wayne is slightly more sanguine tha ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 22
ENCORE AI Series: Anthropic's Peter McCrory
Originally published on May 1st, 2026.Peter McCrory, the Head of Economics at AI juggernaut Anthropic, joins the Inside Economics team to consider all things AI and the economy. The discussion begins with how the group is using Claude in our work, then shifts to AI’s current and ... Show More
1h 9m
Aug 2023
What the UAW Wants From Its Fight With the Big Three
On September 14, the contract between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three carmakers (GM, Ford and Stellantis) is expiring — and the possibility of a strike is real. This comes at a delicate time for multiple reasons. The labor market is tight, which means workers have other ... Show More
49m 56s
Sep 2023
Old School Union, New School Strike
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the auto workers strike and how the UAW is using some tactics it's never tried before. They’ll also get into how things went down with the big Arm IPO and talk about the latest census data on poverty. In the Plus s ... Show More
35m 24s
Dec 2017
Adventures in Finance 47 - What Lies Beyond? Big Themes for 2018 Part II: Inflation
Is an inflation spike around the corner – and if so, what effects could that have? To find out, Grant speaks to Jawad Mian of Stray Reflections, Jonathan Pain of the Pain Report, and Peter Boockvar of Bookmark Advisors. Each gives his take on where we are in terms of inflation no ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2023
UAW strike kicks off new era for US labour
<p>Central banks are charting different courses for interest rates in 2024, and EU leaders have agreed to officially start accession talks with Ukraine. Plus, for US union leader Shawn Fain, the historic auto workers strike is only the beginning. </p><br><p><strong>Mentioned ... Show More
10m 42s
Sep 2023
GM and Stellantis Facing more UAW Walkouts
Bloomberg News Autos Reporter Gabrielle Coppola and Diana Lee, CEO at Constellation, discuss the United Auto Workers’ expanding their strike to 38 additional facilities run by General Motors and Stellantis. Eloisa Lewis, CEO of New Climate Culture, explains her work reimagining c ... Show More
36m 17s