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Ed Elson sits down with China Decode host and economist Alice Han to break down China’s plunging birth rate and why it poses a serious challenge for the country. Then William Chou, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, joins the show to unpack Japan’s fiscal concerns. Finally, E ...  Show more

Ed Elson speaks with Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, about how U.S. markets reacted to President Trump’s tariff threats after the long weekend. Then, Semafor business reporter Rohan Goswami joins the show to explain why Netf ...  Show more

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed discuss the trade court’s ruling that Trump lacked the authority to impose most tariffs, Trump Media’s plan to buy bitcoin and Nvidia’s first quarter earnings. Then they discuss Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, a ...  Show more

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed open the show by discussing the end of the Boeing machinist workers strike, Perplexity’s offer to help the New York Times, and Palantir’s earnings. Then Scott and Ed break down the sectors that they expect will see t ...  Show more

My guest today for the second time is Mark Dow. Mark is one of my favourite thinkers on Macro, and his experience at the IMF, the US Treasury, and Wall Street gives him a truly unique perspective for the current moment. As we went through one of the biggest market and policy uphe ...  Show more

Political commentator Benny Johnson joins Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, Vincent Oshana, and Adam Sosnick to discuss Trump’s pause on tariffs and proposed 125% tariffs on China, Kevin O’Leary’s bold call for 400% tariffs, Jamie Dimon’s latest U.S. recession prediction, and ...