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Leading economists Mike Spence and Mohamed El-Erian talk about the “pretty complicated and disorienting environment” we face.  In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward thinking podcast, co-host Michael Chui talks with A. Michael Spence, dean emeritus of the Stan ... Show More

Leading economist Chad Syverson speculates about the ingredients in productivity’s secret sauce. In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward thinking podcast, co-host Janet Bush talks with Chad Syverson. Syverson is George C. Tiao Distinguished Service Professor of ... Show More

<p>A former US deputy chief technology officer talks about how digitization can be used to create a government that works for the people.</p> <p>Jennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America, served as the United States government’s deputy chief technology officer, and is au ... Show More

Journalist Joaquin Flores joins me to discuss what we are both seeing just over the horizon three months out from the US mid-term elections and six weeks out from Italy's snap elections. There are a number of issues out there that all seem to be coalescing around the late Septemb ... Show More

President Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbed comments following Trump's false claims that the war was started by Ukraine—what this means for US-Ukraine relations. We sit down with US.. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and what he says about the latest crash investigation and pl ... Show More

In this week's Sound Off, Maria and Julio talk the latest with the now televised impeachment proceedings and what it all means for our democracy. They also discuss the complexities and history of political turmoil in Bolivia with Evo Morales now seeking political asylum in Mexico ... Show More

According to Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin, much of the time central banking is straightforward. Sometimes it's clear that rate cuts are needed. Sometimes it's clear that rate hikes are needed. Other times everything is going great, and central bankers don't ... Show More

Today witnesses the extreme hype of US employment data. Today’s data also has annual benchmark revisions, which will confuse the headlines. Weirdly, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has cancelled all briefings explaining data. This is not necessarily helpful as data becomes more ... Show More

At more than $10 trillion outstanding, the eurodollar market is one of the biggest forms of shadow banking activity out there. It's also one of the most interesting markets in existence, allowing non-US banks to hold and lend offshore dollars that effectively sit outside of the F ... Show More

The American banking system is experiencing a slow grinding crisis. We explore, why this is happening, why now and why&nbsp;the Fed adopted a completely different attitude to the 2023 banking crisis than the 2008 crisis and what this all means for the economy and the way we distr ... Show More