There's a lot of gloom and doom talk surrounding the Australian and global economy right now. The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has headed overseas to attend a key finance ministers' meeting to get more information about what's going on while the International Monetary Fund has released its latest updates on what we're facing. But there's more to this story. As the ANZ Chief Executive says, Australians have never been wealthier, never had more liquid assets, never been healthier or more employed. This episode Gillian gets to the bottom of what's going on and if a Recession is on the cards, with the help of Barrenjoey Chief Economist Jo Masters and ANZ Senior Economist Catherine Birch. And find out what ELSE the Reserve Bank does besides hike interest rates. Find out more about Gillian here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.