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Join Chief Economist Mark Zandi, Marisa DiNatale 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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  1. Shakespeare in Love

    · 57 min · Episode 257

    In the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love, theater owner Henslowe explains that the theatrical business faces "insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster," yet somehow "it all turns out well.” It’s a…

  2. Wurm on Warsh

    · 1 h 13 min · Episode 256

    No, this isn’t a Bavarian dish. But our colleague Martin Wurm joins the Inside Economics team to consider Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve Board. The group dissects Warsh’s writings and speeches to…

  3. Greenland and The London Consensus

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 255

    After a quick review of this past week's economic data, Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics, joins the Inside Economics podcast, along with Head of…

  4. Inside China

    · 1 h 19 min · Episode 254

    The Inside Economics crew is joined by Logan Wright, partner and director of China market research at Rhodium Group. The team first unpacks December’s consumer price index and discusses the state of U.S. inflation.…

  5. “Fed” Up with the Jobs Report

    · 1 h 13 min · Episode 253

    Jon Hilsenrath, former journalist at the Wall Street Journal, joins the Inside Economics crew to discuss the December jobs report and the Fed. The team breaks down the latest employment data and debates whether the…

  6. Resilient or Fragile?

    · 40 min · Episode 252

    The team reunites in 2026 and reflects on the economy's performance in 2025 and looks ahead to the New Year. Mark reviews the forecast accuracy for the past year and is surprised by the results. Mark and Cris quibble…

  7. Lessons from the Beehive State

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 251

    Mark and Cris are joined by Natalie Gochnour, associate dean in the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, and Moody’s Analytics’ head of regional…

  8. Colyar on CPI, Dietz on Housing

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 250

    Moody’s Analytics economist Matt Colyar weighs in on the government-shutdown flawed consumer price data for October and November, and teases his own CPI that will better represent what’s happening with inflation. Stay…

  9. Tuesday Twist

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 249

    Dante joins Mark and Cris for an unusual jobs Tuesday podcast to break down the November employment report. Due to the prolonged government shutdown, the report delivered two months of payroll data, which continues to…

  10. 10 Doves, 2 Hawks, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

    · 50 min · Episode 248

    The Inside Economics team unpacks the Federal Reserve's latest rate decision and the divergence of views among policymakers as they navigate the final stretch of 2025. Mark, Cris, and Marisa debate whether the FOMC's…

  11. Bonus Content: A conversation with Daleep Singh

    · 26 min · Bonus

    Welcome to a bonus episode of Inside Economics. This is a recording that took place between Mark Zandi and our most recent podcast guest, Daleep Singh at the Aspen Ideas Festival a couple of months ago. Questions or…

  12. The Old Normal with Daleep Singh

    · 55 min · Episode 247

    Daleep Singh, Vice Chairman and Global Chief Economist of investment manager PGIM, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss the seismic shifts occurring in the global economy and financial system. The unipolar global…

  13. No Con Job Friday

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 246

    The Inside Economics team laments the lack of a November jobs report but dives into the wealth of data released this week about the labor market, income, and consumer spending. The discussion then turns to…

  14. A Downer Podcast

    · 59 min · Episode 245

    Scott Hoyt joins the podcast to provide a look into the holiday retail season and to discuss the state of the U.S. consumer more broadly. The team reviews the downbeat data on consumer confidence, the labor market,…

  15. Alan Blinder’s Wile E. Coyote Moment

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 244

    The Inside Economics crew welcomes Alan Blinder back to the podcast. The Princeton University economics professor and former Vice Chair of the Fed offers his perspective on the outlook for artificial intelligence, the…

  16. Going Bananas over Affordability

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 243

    The Inside Economics team records a rare Saturday podcast. They consider the fallout from the just-ended government shutdown on the broader economy and the economic data. It’s not good, but it ended just before it did…

  17. No Jobs Friday: The Sequel

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 242

    Mark, Cris and Marisa discuss the trajectory of the alternative labor market data on what is yet another “jobs” Friday with no official labor market data release. They discuss various outcomes around the federal…

  18. Zandi's Angst

    · 1 h 07 min · Episode 241

    Fellow Moody's colleague Chris Lafakis joins Mark, Marisa, and Cris as they discuss current economic trends and Chris's recent study on the macroeconomic consequences of hurricanes. Mark starts the conversation by…

  19. Claudia Sahm on the Muddling Economy

    · 1 h 12 min · Episode 240

    Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors, joins Inside Economics to discuss a bevy of topics, including today’s belated Consumer Price Index release, the lack of other government data, AI and the labor…

  20. Consumer Prices, Consumer Credit, Client Concerns

    · 1 h 12 min · Episode 239

    Colleague Matt Colyar joins Cris and Mark on the podcast to discuss the prospects for inflation and the threat posed by subprime consumer credit problems to the banking system and broader economy. They discuss all of…

  21. Missing Government, Missing Data

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 238

    Justin Begley and Brendan LaCerda join Inside Economics to discuss the federal government shutdown and its macroeconomic consequences. First, the crew discusses how the shutdown is preventing the release of federal…

  22. No Jobs Friday

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 237

    The Inside Economics team welcomes Lisa Simon, Chief Economist at Revelio Labs, for an unusual jobs Friday podcast as the ongoing government shutdown prevented the release of the September employment report. Lisa…

  23. On the Brightside with Michelle Meyer

    · 48 min · Episode 236

    Mastercard Chief Economist Michelle Meyer joins the Inside Economics team to debate the health of the American consumer and the economy’s prospects. The team pushes hard on Michelle’s sanguine perspective, but she…

  24. The K-Shaped Economy with Heather Long

    · 43 min · Episode 235

    Heather Long, Chief Economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss what she dubbed the K-Shaped Economy. She describes the reasons why the well-to-do are thriving and the bottom 80%…

  25. Speaking From All Hands Day

    · 35 min · Episode 234

    The Inside Economics team gets together in person at All Hands Day. It is a short podcast, with more than the typical amount of chit-chat (as we are in person). But it is an action-packed conversation on the Fed’s rate…

  26. CPI and AI with Capital Group's Jared Franz

    · 1 h 12 min · Episode 233

    Mark and Cris are joined by Matt Colyar to break down the latest CPI inflation report, while Jared Franz from the Capital Group explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the American economy and labor market.…

  27. A Jobs Recession

    · 48 min · Episode 232

    Dante joins the Inside Economics team to talk about the August employment report. After another set of weak numbers, Mark declares that the economy has entered a jobs recession. Cris and Marisa agree, but Dante would…

  28. Nervous Economy, Nervous Economists

    · 36 min · Episode 231

    Mark, Cris, and Marisa talk about the increasingly shaky state of the economy after reviewing the week’s data. They preview next week’s jobs report and the likelihood of further downward revisions and negative payroll…

  29. Cuts Confirmed to Crypto Caution

    · 1 h 16 min · Episode 230

    From Fed Chair Powell’s confirmation of coming interest rate cuts to digital wallets, this episode dives deep into the evolving world of digital currencies with guest Ananya Kumar from the Atlantic Council. Whether…

  30. Inflation Rundown

    · 1 h 20 min · Episode 229

    It was a week headlined by crucial inflation data. The Inside Economics crew is joined by colleague Matt Colyar to dig into July’s consumer price index. July’s CPI was unsurprising, but that doesn’t mean it was good.…

  31. In Defense of the BLS

    · 1 h 07 min · Episode 228

    Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen joins Mark, Cris, and Dante to cover a wide range of topics, including a somber discussion about the recent firing of the current BLS commissioner. Erica…

  32. On An Economic Tight Rope

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 227

    The Inside Economics team turned lugubrious in this week’s episode. Given this week’s data dump showing that inflation is uncomfortably high and accelerating, and the job market and broader economy are struggling, it's…

  33. Running the Economic Gamut

    · 1 h 12 min · Episode 226

    The 2025 U.S. economy leaves no shortage of topics to explore. This week, the Inside Economics crew tries to touch them all. Mark and Cris, joined by Matt Colyar, discuss growing challenges to Fed independence, recent…

  34. Cruise Controls or Smoke Signals

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 225

    Automotive economists Jonathan Smoke (Cox Automotive) and Michael Brisson (Moody's Analytics) join Mark and Cris to discuss industry conditions, tariff impacts on production and pricing, and their divergent views on…

  35. Housers on the Housing Shortage

    · 1 h 11 min · Bonus

    Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi and Cris deRitis are joined by Ira Goldstein from The Reinvestment Fund, Maggie McCullough from PolicyMap, and Jim Parrott from the Urban Institute to discuss their new study that takes a…

  36. Austan Goolsbee Clears the Dirt

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 224

    Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee joins Mark and Cris to talk about the economy and monetary policy. He explains that the up and down tariffs and other economic policies have thrown lots of dirt in the…

  37. Chit-Chatting About Jobs

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 223

    Dante joins the Inside Economics crew for an unusual jobs Thursday podcast. The team discusses the disconnect between the positive headlines and market reaction to the June employment report and the weakening…

  38. Zelman on the Housing Zeitgeist

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 222

    Mark, Marisa, and colleague Adam Kamins are joined by Ivy Zelman to discuss the housing market outlook. Ivy sheds light on a wide variety of topics, including disappointing demand, the persistent drag from mortgage…

  39. Cochrane on China, Chris on Crude

    · 44 min · Episode 221

    Colleagues Chris Lafakis and Steve Cochrane join Inside Economics to discuss how geopolitics is shaping the outlook and the risks to the U.S. and global economies. But first, the team reminisces about Steve’s 32 years…

  40. Private Credit & Systemic Risk

    · 51 min · Bonus

    Samim Ghamami, Senior Economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, joins Mark, Cris, and Marisa to explore the rapid rise of the private credit market. With global assets surpassing $2 trillion, Samim…

  41. Stagflation(ish)

    · 1 h 07 min · Episode 220

    The specter of stagflation is on the rise. While the higher tariffs have yet to translate into higher prices, the Inside Economics team and their colleague, inflation-maven Matt Colyar, argue they soon will. And weaker…

  42. Reconciling Reconciliation

    · 58 min · Bonus

    Sharon Parrott, President of CBPP joins the Inside Economics team to consider the big package of tax and government spending provisions making its way through the legislative process. She explains why she’s not a fan,…

  43. Labor Market Yellow Flags

    · 51 min · Episode 219

    Dante joins Mark and Marisa for a rare Cris-free Saturday morning podcast to discuss the May jobs report. Given the report's weakness, the team is equally baffled by the positive news headlines and surging stock market…

  44. Rules of Thumb

    · 59 min · Episode 218

    The Inside Economics crew talks about the latest tariff news, as well as the reconciliation bill making its way through Congress and the long-term macroeconomic consequences of the bill. Mark gives some rules of thumb…

  45. Cliff's Notes on Housing Finance

    · 51 min · Bonus

    Cliff Rossi, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the University of Maryland, joins the podcast to discuss the future of housing finance and the potential release of Fannie…

  46. Stat's All, Folks!

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 217

    The Inside Economics team is joined by our colleagues Adam Kamins and Justin Begley to play the statistics game for nearly the entire podcast. There are lots of good stats, and it’s a nice respite from all the economic…

  47. 4-peat

    · 1 h 05 min · Episode 216

    The Inside Economics team welcomes back Aaron Klein, senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, for his fourth appearance. The episode begins with an analysis of the latest economic indicators,…

  48. The Geography of GenAI

    · 1 h 16 min · Episode 215

    Will generative artificial intelligence lead to nirvana or dystopia? Great question, which we don’t exactly answer in this week’s podcast, but we do weigh the most critical downstream effects of the technology based on…

  49. Every Rose Has Its Thorn

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 214

    Moody’s Analytics colleague Dante DeAntonio joins the podcast to recap the April jobs report, along with the potpourri of other economic data released this week. Marisa dives into other labor market data, Cris tackles…

  50. Shaken, Not Stirred

    · 57 min · Episode 213

    Richard Barkham, Senior Economic Advisor at CBRE, joins the podcast to discuss the outlook for commercial real estate and the economy. Richard is decidedly more sanguine than the podcast hosts. Mark, Cris and Marisa…

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