Confidence and Consumer Spending Momentum

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Confidence and Consumer Spending Momentum

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Jul 9, 2021

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Wayne Best, Chief Economist of Visa, joins Mark Zandi and the Moody's Analytics team to discuss the labor market, housing, and Visa's spending momentum index.

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Jul 9, 2021

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Join Chief Economist Mark Zandi, Ryan Sweet and Cristian deRitis as they discuss key indicators and other aspects of the global economy. Contact us at insideeconomics@moodys.com. Visit online at www.economy.com/economicview

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Economic Threats and Opportunities in 2022: Mark, Ryan, and Cris discuss the reasons to be concerned and optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2022. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Flipped Signs and Forecast Philosophy: Marisa DiNatale, Senior Director at Moody's Analytics, joins Mark, Ryan, and Cris and they recall their own favorite and least favorite forecast of all-time. They also discuss different approaches to forecasting, the meaning of being accurate, and who is a hedgehog or fox. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Monetary Policy and Multiple Models: Mark Zandi and the Moody's Analytics team discuss the latest indicators, follow up on one of their first podcast topics - inflation, and discuss their individual models. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Diffusion Indices and Deficits: In this episode of Inside Economics, our weekly podcast, Bernard Yaros, Economist at Moody's Analytics, joins Mark Zandi and the Moody's Analytics team to discuss fiscal policy, debt and deficits. We also discuss this weeks data, including inflation, lumber prices, tax refunds and the CNN/Moody's Analytics back-to-normal index. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Rates and Reflation: Mark Zandi and team discuss interest rates, 10-year treasury yield, inflation, monetary policy, and when we can expect to get back to full employment. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Beige Book and Betting on Oil Prices: Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome Gaurav Ganguly, a Senior Director of Economic Research at Moody's Analytics and Chris Lafakis, a Director of Economic Research. They discuss global energy markets, the effect on the economy and where energy prices are headed. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Fear Gauge and Frothy Markets: Mark Zandi and the Moody's Analytics team discuss what they are watching to gauge the health of the economy and the big topic was froth in asset markets. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Probability of Recession and Puppies for Everyone: Kevin Hassett, Vice President and Managing Director of the Lindsey Group and former Chair of the Council of Economics under President Trump, joins Mark, Ryan, and Cris to discuss the risk of a recession, inflation, and tax proposals in President Biden's Build Back Better legislation. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Bonus Episode: On the Road to Recovery: The Delta-variant of COVID-19 has damaged the economic recovery, but we remain optimistic the economy is on track to return to full employment by spring 2023. What could derail this optimism? Could the economy perform better than anticipated? What is the long-term economic fallout of the pandemic? by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Bonus Episode: Update on Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome a number of Moody's Analytics colleagues from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and what this means for the global economy. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Confidence and Consumer Spending Momentum: Wayne Best, Chief Economist of Visa, joins Mark Zandi and the Moody's Analytics team to discuss the labor market, housing, and Visa's spending momentum index. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Hospitality Jobs and Hurricanes: Mark and Ryan welcome back Adam Kamins, Director of Regional Economics at Moody's Analytics, to discuss the August job numbers, the Delta variant, and economic costs of Hurricane Ida. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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Delta and Debt: Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome back Marisa Di Natale, Senior Director at Moody's Analytics to discuss the impact of the Delta variant of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy. The big topic is the health of the American household balance sheet. by Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
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