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MiB: Stephanie Kelton on US Fiscal Policy and the ‘Deficit Myth’

The Big Picture

We discuss US fiscal policy, recession risks, and her New York Times bestseller “ The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the Peoples Economy.” You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg.

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MiB: Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Global Chief Economist for BCG

The Big Picture

He discuss structural changes to the global economy, doomsaying, and his book Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk , A list of his favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. Philipp also leads the Center for Macroeconomics at the BCG Henderson Institute.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Market Investment Terms

Carson Wealth

Central banks aim to control inflation to keep economies stable. Interest rates are one of the Fed’s most powerful tools for influencing the pace of the economy. When prices spike, your buying power shrinks, and the economy reacts. It’s why a soda that cost $1 a decade ago might cost you $2 today.

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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

The Big Picture

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group. Alright, so, so you go from public finance, how did you evolve towards co-head of innovation economy?

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. So what’s happening with the global economy, what’s happening with interest rates, what is the Fed going to do? What, what surprised you most about the global economy in 2025?

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Midyear Market Outlook 2025

Carson Wealth

The economy has weathered volatility and uncertainty to start 2025, with the ongoing bull market continuing its run and the labor market staying strong. Download the worksheet to get started. But plenty of headwinds remain as we head into the second half of the year.

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Transcript: Sonal Desai, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO

The Big Picture

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. I imagine anybody who was in undergraduate or graduate or even just starting to work into oh 8, 0 9, you really don’t understand how unusual and the force of that debacle across the entire economy.