13 October 2022

WHAT NEXT: How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get?

Hmmm... Will they end up overdoing it? 


Most likely, yes. So they’ve gotten themselves into this hole and unfortunately, they don’t know how to get out of this hole. There’s no ladder out of this hole. People have to realize there’s no ladder. 

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‘This debate to some extent is over.’ Major economies are already in a global recession, Morgan Stanley strategist says

October 10, 2022 at 9:48 AM MST 


A trader rubs his face looking anxious while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Recession chances are getting locked in worldwide.
MARIO TAMA—GETTY IMAGES

The world’s largest economies are either in a recession, or they seem to be getting awfully close to one.

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Episode Notes

With inflation up and unemployment down, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and signaling that they’re willing to risk a lot to stall the rising price of everything. But is Jerome Powell doing too much—or is he already too late to avoid a painful recession?

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, senior editor at Slate reporting on economics, politics, and public policy.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Elena Schwartz, Carmel Delshad, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips and Jared Downing.

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