Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions
Big Take26 Jan 2024

Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions

Bloomberg’s Big Take DC podcast looks into how the US managed to avoid a recession — and whether the Federal Reserve’s decisions were based on reliable data.

Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin talked with Claudia Sahm, an ex-Fed economist, and with Odd Lots podcast hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway.

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