About this podcast
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 [email protected]. Visit online at www.economy.com/economicview
Episodes
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- Wending Our Way Through the CPI · 1 h 9 min · Episode 308Matt Colyar joins Mark & Marisa to discuss this week’s CPI report, which came in hotter than expected; some may even say it was “disturbing.” The team discusses the reasons for…
- Surprise Surprise · 1 h 0 min · Episode 307Colleagues Brendan La Cerda and Dante DeAntonio join Inside Economics to discuss surprising results on both the midterm election and the October jobs report. The discussion…
- Charlie Cook on the Election · 47 min · Episode 306Charlie Cook, founder of the Cook Political Report and Washington’s “election oracle,” joins the Inside Economics crew to preview the upcoming midterm elections. Charlie shares…
- Strong on Paper · 47 min · Episode 305Big news: Mark became a grandpa, and unlike most data this week, this one won’t be revised. Mark, Marisa, Cris, and colleague Matt Colyar digest the bevy of data released this…
- AI Series: Live From New York · 47 min · Episode 304Inside Economics closes out its AI series with a rare live taping at the Economic Outlook Conference in New York City. Drawing on lessons from earlier episodes—and plenty of…
- Bending, Not Breaking · 1 h 1 min · Episode 303John Toohig of Raymond James joins Mark and Cris to tell the whole story on whole loan trading and what it says about the health of bank lending. The conversation covers consumer…
- Survey Says… · 1 h 7 min · Episode 302John Leer, Chief Economist at Morning Consult, joins Inside Economics to discuss the mood of the consumer. John shares some interesting nuggets from Morning Consult’s survey…
- Unwrapping the Global Economy · 1 h 7 min · Episode 301The global economy is being buffeted by a seemingly endless series of shocks—from U.S. tariffs and the Russia-Ukraine war to turmoil in the Middle East. Who better to explain…
- Revisions, Revisions, Revisions · 58 min · Episode 300Dante joined the Inside Economics crew to discuss the September employment report, which told a more consistent story of a soft labor market. The team also dove into the bevy of…
- The (Not So) Great Wealth Transfer · 1 h 4 min · Episode 299Wayne Best, Chief Economist at Visa and The Wall Street Journal’s Most Accurate Forecaster of 2025, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss the state of the economy with a…
- ENCORE AI Series: Anthropic's Peter McCrory · 1 h 9 minOriginally published on May 1st, 2026. Peter McCrory, the Head of Economics at AI juggernaut Anthropic, joins the Inside Economics team to consider all things AI and the economy…
- Hikes and Haircuts · 1 h 6 min · Episode 298The Fed met this week and gave the Inside Economics crew a lot to talk about. Joining the fray are three colleagues, Martin Wurm, Justin Begley, and Matt Colyar. Opinions varied…
- AI Series: Can AI Fix the Deficit? · 53 min · Episode 297Ben Harris, Director of the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss his new research on how AI could shape the nation’s…
- The Great Rate Debate · 1 h 5 min · Episode 296The Inside Economics team is joined by colleague and CPI guru Matt Colyar to discuss August's CPI inflation report, which came in a touch hotter than expected. Mark ranks his top…
- The AI Series: Adoption Ramps Up · 57 min · Episode 295In this episode of our AI series, Ara Kharazian, lead economist at fintech company Ramp, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss the state of AI adoption. Drawing on Ramp’s…
- Upsides, Downsides · 1 h 3 min · Episode 294Mark and Cris are joined by Dante to unpack the August employment report. While the headline number surprised to the upside, they agree it does little to change their view of…
- The AI Series: The Data Center Buildout · 1 h 5 min · Episode 293Continuing the AI series, the Inside Economics team talks with ConstructConnect Chief Economist Michael Guckes about the data center boom. Michael’s granular view of the buildout…
- More Science Than Fiction · 1 h 6 min · Episode 292Stripe Chief Economist Ernie Tedeschi joins the Inside Economics team to separate the signal from the noise in a busy week for the economy and financial markets. The group…
- The AI Series: A Question of Timing · 55 min · Episode 291Capital Group economist Darrell Spence, who has covered the U.S. economy for more than three decades, separates AI hype from the evidence, explaining how much growth the current…
- Yielding to Pressure · 1 h 11 min · Episode 290Top of mind for the Inside Economics team this week is the surge in long-term interest rates. Colleague Martin Wurm joins the conversation to unpack why rates have risen so…
- The AI Series: The Value of Labor · 1 h 3 min · Episode 289MIT professor David Autor, one of the world’s leading labor economists, separates AI hype from evidence, explaining which jobs are most likely to be augmented rather than…
- Lettuce Discuss Inflation · 59 min · Episode 288The Inside Economics crew is joined by colleague Matt Colyar to run down the week’s slate of inflation and consumer data. Following the recap and a brief detour about lettuce…
- Painful Jobs Report, Painful Podcast · 1 h 5 min · Episode 287There was nothing redeeming in the July jobs report, and the podcast crew covered all the pain points: weak job gains, downward revisions, fewer hours worked, slowing wage…
- Growth Under Strain · 1 h 13 min · Episode 286Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute and colleague Matt Colyar join the Inside Economics crew to unpack a blockbuster week for the U.S. economy. A bizarre FOMC…
- The Curious Case of the Vehicle Market · 1 h 14 min · Episode 285Nowhere is the economy’s resilience more evident than in the vehicle market. To break this down, the Inside Economics team is joined by colleague Mike Brisson, and the brain…
- Thriving, Striving or Surviving · 1 h 7 min · Episode 284The financial health of the American consumer is top of mind these days, and no one better to discuss it with than Emmaline Aliff of Equifax and our own consumer maven, Mike…
- A Dove in Hawk's Clothing · 1 h 3 min · Episode 283Ethan Harris, former Head of Global Economic Research at Bank of America, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss his views on the economy’s resiliency, AI, and the Fed. Ethan…
- A Jobs Debate · 59 min · Episode 282The Inside Economics crew takes a deep dive into the June employment report, which was notably softer following a string of upside surprises. The team debates how to define labor…
- The Data, Oil, and a Global Q&A · 1 h 17 min · Episode 281Mark and Marisa dissect the raft of economic data released this past week, and debate what it means for the outlook. Chris joins the conversation and weighs in on where oil…
- Breaking in a new Chair · 52 min · Episode 280Claudia Sahm, Chief Economist of New Century Advisors joins the team to break down Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting and press conference. The group covers the rate decision…
- Stocks, SpaceX, and Subways · 1 h 7 min · Episode 279The Inside Economics team welcomes Jim Lebenthal, Chief Market Strategist at Cerity Partners, to discuss all things investing on the morning of the SpaceX IPO. Jim discusses the…
- Dazed and Confused · 52 min · Episode 278Dante joins the Inside Economics crew to dissect the May jobs report, which he describes as shocking. The team discusses whether there is enough evidence to declare that the…
- Economic Data Dump · 1 h 16 min · Episode 277Three economists. Three opinions. The Inside Economics team worked through a panoply of fresh releases, covering GDP, spending, income, new-home sales, durable goods orders, and…
- Third Time’s the Charm · 50 min · Episode 276After two failed attempts at recording the podcast due to technical issues, the team finally nails it on the third try. In a light data week, the team discusses the wide…
- Mr. Financial System · 50 min · Episode 275If you want to get the skinny on anything related to financial markets or the financial system, then you need to talk with Samim Ghamami, Chief Economist of the New York state…
- Focus on the Fed · 56 min · Episode 274On this momentous day at the Federal Reserve, with Jay Powell handing over the chair to Kevin Warsh, the Inside Economics team, along with guest Julia Coronado, Founder of…
- Inflation: No Quick Fix · 40 min · Episode 273In a quick-hitting mini-podcast, Mark and Cris are joined by colleague Matt Colyar to discuss April’s (hot) consumer price index data. U.S. inflation has accelerated dramatically…
- Jobs: Soft, Stable, or Something Else · 1 h 1 min · Episode 272The Inside Economics crew dives into the April employment report. Despite better-than-expected headline job growth, they debate the best way to characterize the current state of…
- Inside AI with Anthropic's Peter McCrory · 1 h 9 min · Episode 271Peter McCrory, the Head of Economics at AI juggernaut Anthropic, joins the Inside Economics team to consider all things AI and the economy. The discussion begins with how the…
- An Economic Grab Bag · 1 h 12 min · Episode 270Mark, Cris and Marisa recap the week’s economic news, including the now highly likely confirmation for the Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, the ongoing conflict in Iran and its…
- 3 Lenses, 1 Economy · 1 h 5 min · Episode 269Stock prices are hitting new records, while consumer sentiment has fallen to record lows. Businesses are of mixed minds. What’s driving this disconnect—and who’s right? Mark and…
- Oil, Cows and Taxes · 1 h 4 min · Episode 268The Inside Economics team is joined by Matt Colyar to discuss the week’s loaded economic data slate. First, Matt offers a detailed reaction to March’s hot CPI report – the first…
- Curb Your (Job Market) Enthusiasm · 1 h 10 min · Episode 267The Inside Economics crew (minus Dr. DeAntonio) parses the March jobs report, which came in surprisingly strong. They all agree that the headline number is deceptive and the…
- The Sages of CRE · 45 min · Episode 266Moody's commercial real estate experts Tom LaSalvia and Kevin Fagan join Mark, Marisa, and Cris to take stock of where CRE markets stand today. Tom and Kevin go beyond the…
- Weighing Recession Probabilities · 33 min · Episode 265Hostilities with Iran are entering their second month, and the damage to financial markets and the economy is mounting. The Inside Economics team and colleague, Shandor Whitcher…
- Markets Down, Recession Risks Up · 57 min · Episode 264Mark, Cris and Marisa recap the week’s events in the Middle East and at the Fed and debate whether or not the baseline forecast warrants a rethink given the rising uncertainty…
- Scott Galloway, the Optimistic Pessimist · 1 h 1 min · Episode 263The Inside Economics team is joined by Scott Galloway, bestselling author and professor of marketing at NYU Stern, for a wide-ranging conversation spanning geopolitics…
- $100 Oil...and Counting · 50 min · Episode 262Mark and Marisa are joined once again by colleagues Chris Lafakis and Juan Pablo Fuentes to discuss the past week’s developments in the Middle East and whether the forecast has…
- 90,000 Lost Jobs and $90 Oil · 1 h 9 min · Episode 261The Inside Economics team tackles the tough economic data and developments of the past week. There was nothing redeeming in the February jobs numbers, as the economy struggles to…
- AI: Friend or Foe? · 1 h 7 min · Episode 260Mark, Cris & Marisa reunite for a lively discussion about their predictions around AI’s impact on the economy over the next year or two. The team talks about their recently…
