About this episode

Diane Swonk discusses potential rate hikes and the implications of the Iran war on US-China relations, alongside insights on AI's economic effects from Greg Ip.

KPMG's Diane Swonk makes the case for two rate hikes this year. The Iran war could make for an acrimonious meeting between President Trump and China's Xi next week. Plus, the Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip writes AI is "distorting practically everything about the economy."

People in this episode

Guest: Diane Swonk

Topics covered

• rate hikes
• China summit
• AI economic impact
• Iran war
• US-China relations

Keywords

• rate hikes
• China summit
• AI
• economy
• Diane Swonk
• Greg Ip
• Iran war

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Organizations: KPMG, Wall Street Journal

Places: Iran

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