An Economic Grab Bag

About this episode

The episode recaps the week's economic news and discusses listener questions on tax policy and tariffs.

Mark, 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 impact on energy and related commodities, and the proposed bailout of Spirit Airlines. After the stats game, the team takes a few thought-provoking listener questions about tax policy and tariffs.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Cris, Marisa

Topics covered

• economic news
• Fed Chair nominee
• Iran conflict
• energy commodities
• Spirit Airlines bailout
• tax policy
• tariffs

Keywords

• economic news
• Fed Chair
• Kevin Warsh
• Iran
• energy
• Spirit Airlines
• tax policy
• tariffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit Airlines

Places: Iran

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