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Jun 2024
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How the changing global economy affects ...

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Wouldn't it be great to have a map of the changing global economy? Economist Jeff Rubin says he has one. His many books have chronicled how macroeconomics affect our daily lives. He joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about his new book, A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions, and how it will change your world forever.

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