Simply Economics
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 86:51:58
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Synopsis
A weekly economic recap of U.S. market activity and events.
Episodes
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UP 100: Now and Then: Does Two Years Make a Difference?
06/02/2018 Duration: 16minCelebrating our 100th weekly installment, panel members compare the global economy two years ago with where it is now.
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UP 99: Growth Improving But Inflation Still Subdued
30/01/2018 Duration: 14minGDP data and PMI surveys are showing building strength out of Europe while strength in U.S. GDP is deceptive but very significant. Yet inflation is still subdued though whether it begins to increase in line with economic growth, and whether central banks become increasingly less accommodative, are the questions for the 2018 global economy.
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UP 98: Central Bank Policies and Fourth-Quarter GDPs
23/01/2018 Duration: 17minThe Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank are making news this week as will upcoming fourth-quarter GDP reports from the U.K., the Eurozone and also the U.S. where a solid consumer-driven quarter is the forecast.
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UP 97: Global 2018 Economic Outlook On The Rise
16/01/2018 Duration: 11minSigns of economic strength are coming from the U.S. consumer, the Canadian labor market, and are expressed in Europe by gains in the euro. And all of this strength is hinting perhaps at less accommodation this year from global central banks.
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UP 95: European and U.S. Growth Solid and Accelerating
09/01/2018 Duration: 10minEurozone data are increasingly positive with fourth-quarter GDP tracking at a 2.5 percent pace while 3.0 percent GDP is a safe call right now for the U.S. where manufacturing, housing, and possibly even consumer spending all show strength.
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UP 96: Japan and Europe Heating Up; US Inflation Flat
09/01/2018 Duration: 12minJapanese economic growth is on its best run in 29 years while the economy in Europe ended last year on an impressive note. Yet price pressures are still elusive as they are in the U.S. where inflation updates are the week's feature.
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UP 94: 2017 Global Economic Roundup
19/12/2017 Duration: 12minIt was a good year for the economies around the world as growth in Europe and the U.S. improved while China and Japan held steady.
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UP 93: Fed to Raise Rates, European Banks to Hold Pat
12/12/2017 Duration: 13minCapacity constraints and overheating are the risks facing the Fed, factors that are not at play in Europe where stable policy is the call.
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UP 92: New Troubles for Brexit, Major Tax Cut for US
05/12/2017 Duration: 14minMajor sticking points over Irish borders pose new threats to Brexit, while a major tax cut for the U.S. means new stimulus at a time of full employment.
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UP 91: Key Data Pending in Europe and Japan; Confidence Leads U.S.
28/11/2017 Duration: 13minEurozone updates are due this week for inflation and economic sentiment while the focus in Japan is consumer spending. In the U.S., advance data hint at slower fourth-quarter growth though home sales are up and consumer confidence keeps making new highs.
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UP 90: In Europe, Politics is the Question; In the US, It's the Fed and Stock Market
21/11/2017 Duration: 14minA rudderless government in Germany isn't a plus for the euro, while empty seats at the Fed and a raging stock market raise questions for the U.S.
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UP 89: Growth Improving But Inflation Still Weak, Perhaps
14/11/2017 Duration: 14minEurozone growth is on a broad upswing though wage-push inflation remains subdued, roughly in line with the U.S. though the latest inflation numbers out of Washington do hint at an upswing.
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UP 88: Central bank personnel and policy changes
07/11/2017 Duration: 10minThe changing membership of the Fed’s leadership and the policy outlooks for the Bank of England and Reserve Bank of Australia headline the discussion.
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UP 87: Four Banks, Two Paths
31/10/2017 Duration: 13minThe Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank are stimulating their economies more so than the Bank of England or the Federal Reserve. Our panel discusses growth, employment, inflation and other factors at play.
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UP 86: Policy Possibilities for the ECB, Strong data for the U.S.
25/10/2017 Duration: 11minThe European Central Bank on Thursday may once again taper their quantitative easing program though the risk of a stronger euro could limit their move. In the U.S., economic data have been building steam as have tax cuts and the naming of a new Fed chair.
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UP 85: UK Rate Hike Perhaps Pending; US Economic Mixed
17/10/2017 Duration: 14minInflation in the UK is alive and the first rate hike there in a decade is perhaps on its way. Inflation in the U.S. may or may not be warming up against what are mixed indications on fundamental economic strength. We also update the latest out of China and Japan.
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UP 84: Politics in Europe and Japan, Economics in the U.S.
10/10/2017 Duration: 14minThe euro doesn't look to get any support from possible Catalan independence nor the pound from the 5th round of Brexit talks, and tumult is the description for Japanese elections where a new liberal party is threatening conservative dominance. In the U.S., it's all about wages and the risk of an inflationary flashpoint following unexpected strength in average hourly earnings.
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UP 83: Europe Solid But Catalonia Blurs Outlook; Hurricanes Scramble US Data
03/10/2017 Duration: 14minEuropean economic data, outside of inflation, are showing broad based strrength though unrest in Catalonia raises questions over the Spanish economy and the European outlook. In the U.S., the impacts of Hurricane Harvey and Irma are beginning their landlfalls on economic indicators including the Friday's employment report.
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UP 82: A Week of Elections and Hurricanes
26/09/2017 Duration: 14minElections in Germany and also New Zealand have scrambled political and economic outlooks while hurricane effects are beginning to swamp U.S. data.
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UP 81: A Week of Elections and Balance Sheets
19/09/2017 Duration: 14minElections in Germany may have implications on deeper European integration while elections in New Zealand could change the power structure of the nation's central bank. In the U.S., balance-sheet unwinding is likely to begin with its possible impact not all together certain.