Lots More with Brad Setser
Argentina has always been interesting from an economic and financial markets perspective, to put it mildly. And it's gotten even more interesting following the recent election of Javier Milei as the c...
1 Dec 202332min
Josh Younger Explains How Banks Really Manage Rate Risk
The rate banks pay on savings accounts hit the headlines earlier this year, when an outflow of deposits contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other lenders. Suddenly, the mechanics of...
30 Nov 202339min
A Stunning Lawsuit Could Change How Realtors Get Paid
Last month, a Missouri jury found that real estate brokers colluded to artificially inflate and fix their own commissions, and as a result, ordered the National Association of Realtors to pay $1.8 bil...
29 Nov 202339min
Goldman's Jan Hatzius Believes the Hard Part Is Over
Going into 2023, the conventional wisdom was that a recession was likely in store. Instead, it didn't happen. What we saw is continued disinflation, even as the economic growth and the labor market ha...
27 Nov 202346min
Magic the Gathering's Creator Wants to Create an Even Better Game
Since bursting onto the scene in the mid-1990s, Magic the Gathering has become one of the most popular games of all time, with millions of players collecting cards to battle each other in an imaginary...
23 Nov 202359min
Here's What's Going Wrong in the US Offshore Wind Industry
The effort to decarbonize the US electricity grid involves a range of technologies and power sources. Solar is part of the solution, nuclear may also be a component. Battery storage is key. And so is ...
22 Nov 202340min
Why Private Credit's Been Booming Even as Interest Rates Go Up
It's no secret that the market for private credit has boomed in recent years. The surprising thing is that it has continued to do so even as interest rates have surged, defying many people's expectati...
20 Nov 202346min
The Fed's Michael Barr on Real-Time Payments and the Basel Endgame
Michael Barr is a busy man these days. As the Federal Reserve's vice-chair for supervision, he's looking at ways of making the financial system safer through the next-generation of US banking regulati...
17 Nov 202355min
