30/30 Vision
The Group of Thirty presents 30/30 Vision – a podcast taking a 3D-perspective on the global economic outlook, financial risks, and opportunities, and more. G30 Members and colleagues – including top economists, central bankers, and financial sector leaders – answer the hard economic questions facing us today. Hosted by Stuart Mackintosh, Executive Director of the Group of Thirty and produced by Maria Cueto Velez.
30/30 Vision
Episode 5: Jason Furman on the U.S. Economy, Inflation Targets, and China
Today's guest, Jason Furman, is the Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy jointly at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Department of Economics at Harvard University. From August 2013 to January 2017, he served as the 28th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. Furman is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Project Syndicate and the editor of two books on economic policy.
[00:00] - Introduction
[01:45] - U.S. Economic Outlook
[06:05] - Shifting Inflation Forecasts
[09:35] - Consumer Confidence
[12:50] - Inflation Targets
[18:55] - Bidenomics and Industrial Strategy
[22:15] - China's Economy and U.S. Impacts
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