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1 week ago | plus.econvue.com | Lyric Hale |Trump’s Tariffs

As a tidal wave of tariffs rolls in around the world, weak consumer confidence numbers have sparked fears of a coming recession, driven by fears of falling consumption. At least in the US however, this is not historically true. Americans are born and bred to consume, and paradoxically, anxiety only seems to increase their propensity to spend. The interplay between financial conditions and consumer behavior is complex.

2 weeks ago | plus.econvue.com | Lyric Hale

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:03:22Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. “Trump isn’t building a wall around the US. He’s building a wall around China—and he’s getting the world to help him do it.” In this timely and far-reaching episode, Brian McCarthy, founder of Macrolens, joins Lyric Hughes Hale to explore the hard realities of China’s economic system, the accelerating decoupling from the US, and what it all means for global markets.

2 weeks ago | plus.econvue.com | Lyric Hale

❝ As geopolitical tensions have risen, there is no doubt in my mind that China is the clear target of the US tariffs. The rest is theater. A new era in globalization is no longer hypothetical. Tariffs imposed by Washington are causing panic, but they signal a broader strategic shift that has been underway since long before the second Trump Administration.

1 month ago | plus.econvue.com | Lyric Hale

March 21, 2025Hosted by econVueAs the world welcomed the first day of spring, econVue convened a panel of global experts for a far-reaching discussion on the state of the global economy. The panel explored everything from monetary policy to artificial intelligence, from demographic decline in Japan to strategic realignments in Asia and the Middle East. A pivotal question during this discussion: Is AI driving productivity or is its promise overhyped?

1 month ago | plus.econvue.com | Lyric Hale

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -56:54Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. In this new episode of The Hale Report, Lyric Hughes Hale sits down with Bluford "Blu" Putnam, a distinguished economist with over 35 years of experience in financial services, including central banking, investment research, and portfolio management. As the former Chief Economist at CME Group, he brings a deep understanding of market volatility, monetary policy, and global trade dynamics.