Eyes on the Economy

A podcast series focused on examining the key drivers of the Canadian and US economies, including the global macroeconomic influences that impact them.

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Eyes on the Economy

A conversation with Paul Krugman

On Friday, May 9th, CIBC’s Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld, was joined by Nobel Prize Winning Economist and former NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman to discuss the US budget process, the outlook for the US trade policy, and some of the implications for Canada.

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Would bringing all the factory jobs back be a winner for the US?

Avery Shenfeld, CIBC’s Chief Economist, and Andrew Grantham, CIBC Senior Economist, look at why a tariff-driven, broad rebound in the factory share of US employment might not be a worthy policy goal.

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Why time is not on Trump’s side

Benjamin Tal, CIBC’s Deputy Chief Economist, joins Katherine Judge, CIBC Senior Economist, to discuss the deteriorating US economic backdrop, the trade landscape, and implications for the Fed and the Bank of Canada.

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Where are we on US budget process?

CIBC Senior Economist Ali Jaffery interviews Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld about his latest note on US fiscal policy, discussing the House budget resolution, implications for the Fed, and what this means for the bond market.

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