How tariffs will impact the US economy

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

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

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

After a hotter-than-expected inflation report, questions about fiscal and monetary policy are becoming increasingly urgent. What could it all mean for investors? Anshul Sehgal, head of US interest rate products in Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, discusses with Chris Husse ... Show More

Scott and Ed dig into the rubble of the record breaking $6.6 trillion sell-off following Trump’s tariffs announcements. They break down how Trump determined the tariff rates, what the tariffs will do to company earnings and the real economy, and offer advice on how to deal with t ... Show More

Today on the show Soumaya Keynes talks about macroeconomic mistakes and the interest rate outlook with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. FT economics commentator Chris Giles joins them to discuss what the Fed got right and wrong about inflation, ... Show More

US tariffs have sent financial markets into a frenzy in recent weeks, but how much should central bankers be taking trade into account when setting monetary policy? To find out, Soumaya Keynes sits down with Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra – one of ... Show More

Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, discusses findings from a new report showing how proposed U.S. tariffs may lead to long-term declines in GDP and wages, reduced foreign investment, and increased difficulty in managing federal debt. Hosted on Acast ... Show More

Jeremy Siegel, Wharton Emeritus Professor of Finance and Senior Economist at WisdomTree, discusses how markets are reacting to global instability, the possibility of renewed tariffs, and the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates, while highlighting how artificial intelligenc ... Show More

What challenges lie ahead for the global economy in an era of rising tariffs and geopolitical tension? In this episode, Nicolai Tangen speaks with Kenneth Rogoff, renowned economist and co-author of the seminal book "This Time Is Different," about the shifting economic landscape. ... Show More

Almost a month since ‘liberation day’, the potential impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime are starting to sink in. US hard data isn’t yet showing much negative impact from changes to US trade policy – but economists are gloomy on US growth prospects. The IMF last wee ... Show More

My guest today for the second time is Mark Dow. Mark is one of my favourite thinkers on Macro, and his experience at the IMF, the US Treasury, and Wall Street gives him a truly unique perspective for the current moment. As we went through one of the biggest market and policy uphe ... Show More

Notes from James: I’ve been seeing a ton of misinformation lately about tariffs and inflation, so I had to set the record straight. People assume tariffs drive prices up across the board, but that’s just not how economics works. Inflation happens when money is printed, not when c ... Show More