The U.S. Economy's Silent Menace

As wealth becomes increasingly concentrated — and artificial intelligence threatens to shift even more income from workers to investors — has the US tax system become outdated? Stephanie Flanders speaks with Harvard professor Jason Furman, a former economic adviser to President B ... Show More

Americans are spending less time with friends, nights out are getting more expensive and even major sporting events are becoming harder to afford. Stephanie Flanders speaks with Bloomberg reporter Ben Steverman and economist and author Richard Layard about what the "fun shortage" ... Show More

A new, $2 trillion global arms race is underway — but this time it's being driven by artificial intelligence, drones and hypersonic weapons. Stephanie Flanders is joined by Becca Wasser, a geo-economics analyst with Bloomberg Economics, and Gerry Doyle, a senior editor for Bloomb ... Show More

<p>Banking instability. High interest rates. Pervasive geopolitical upset. These and other headwinds are pressing powerfully against leaders’ and organizations’ attempts to be more productive and create more economic value. In this episode of <em>The McKinsey Podcast</em>, senior ... Show More

Bloomberg Economics US Economist Stuart Paul and Steven Skancke, Chief Economic Advisor at Keel Point, discuss the Federal Reserve meeting and provide a preview of Wednesday's rate decision. Bloomberg Technology Co-Host Ed Ludlow breaks down AMD reporting a lackluster revenue for ... 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>Once an engine of US power and prosperity, US labor productivity has grown at a sluggish 1.4 percent since 2005. Imminent challenges such as workforce shortages, debt, inflation, and the cost of energy could be ameliorated with higher productivity. On this episode of <em>The M ... Show More

Bloomberg Economics Chief US Economist Anna Wong discusses why a US recession is still more likely than a soft landing. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Adam Tooze, Columbia University Professor and Author, "Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World Economy", discusses the Covid crisis and the stalled recovery amid the virus’s resurgence. Megan Greene, Harvard Kennedy School Senior Fellow, says she is not worried about runaway inflatio ... Show More

Talking about the economy nowadays is a miserable affair — inflation, inequality, and other topics dominate an increasingly negative discussion. But over the longer term, the U.S. economy has actually outperformed when compared to nearly every other advanced economy, a recent iss ... Show More

Andy Browne, Partner at Brunswick Group, shares his thoughts on the global impact of China’s economic slowdown. Bloomberg News Meteorologist Rob Carolyn and Lee Mayfield, Director of Response at Hagerty Consulting, discuss Hurricane Idalia hitting Florida’s west coast. Bloomberg ... Show More

Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jordan Fabian and Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik discuss economic relations between the US and China and President Joe Biden blasting China’s economic problems as a “ticking time bomb.” Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla talks abo ... Show More