About this episode
The episode discusses Kevin Warsh's appointment as Federal Reserve Chair and the implications for US monetary policy amidst rising inflation and geopolitical tensions with China.
This week: Kevin Warsh took over as Federal Reserve Chair, while Jerome Powell will remain on the board. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck , discuss how the Donald Trump appointee will deal with pressure from the president to lower rates despite rising inflation. Then, they cover Trump’s visit to China and what it could mean for the US-China power balance, particularly within the AI arms race. And finally, they get into how the AI boom is making semiconductor chips the “ It Girl of the global economy .” In the Slate Plus episode: Are we sick of subscriptions? Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Felix Salmon
Guests: Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- inflation
- US-China relations
- AI arms race
- semiconductor chips
- subscriptions
Keywords
- Kevin Warsh
- Jerome Powell
- Donald Trump
- inflation
- AI
- semiconductors
- subscriptions
- US-China relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Reserve, Slate Plus, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Slate
Places: China, US
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