The Real Impact of AI and Making Sense of the Disconnect in Our Economy. A Conversation With the Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip.
From The Odd Years by The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
March 13, 2026 · 42 min · Season 3 · Episode 26
About this episode
Amy Walter discusses the disconnect in economic perceptions with Greg Ip from The Wall Street Journal.
Amy has long been an admirer of this week’s guest, Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal's chief economics commentator. She finds his insights into how our economy functions to be thoughtful as well as approachable. It’s also why she thought he'd be the perfect person to talk with about the central disconnect we've seen in perceptions of our economy over the last few years - namely that the markets and Wall Street suggest everything is going great. Meanwhile American consumers are saying the economy is not great, at all.
People in this episode
Host: Amy Walter
Guest: Greg Ip
Topics covered
- AI
- economy
- market perceptions
- consumer sentiment
- economic commentary
Keywords
- AI
- economy
- Greg Ip
- Wall Street Journal
- market perceptions
- consumer economy
- economic insights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Wall Street Journal
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