About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the US economy, including hiring trends, commodity prices, and China's investment activities.

US hiring slowing. US timber prices rising. US earnings strong. China boosts Six Networks spending. Copper prices rise sharply. Hunger levels fade again.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Chaston, Gareth Vaughan

Topics covered

• US economy
• tariffs
• employment
• commodity prices
• China investment

Keywords

• US tariffs
• employment
• timber prices
• copper prices
• China spending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, China

Products: Six Networks, timber, copper

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