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Solutions Economic and Market Watch
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Listen to the latest economic insights from CFC experts John Suter, Sam Kem, and Antony Davies.
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Bonus: AI and the Economists
6d ago00:18:51Tap to summarizeJoin Economic & Market Watch producer Kathy Ryan for a bonus, behind-the-scenes look at how AI has changed the economic research team and the show in the past year.Links:Read Sam's article "Hormuz: Examining Hidden Risks to Rural America."Subscribe to Economic & Market Watch podcast.See the transcript of this episode.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Living in Completely Different Economic Realities — May 18, 2026
2w ago00:07:17Tap to summarizeJoin Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she identifies which economic indicators we should be looking at in a K-shaped economy.Learn more:Read the New York Fed's "Same Shock, Different Roads? A K‑Shaped Pattern at the Pump." Listen to Antony Davies' episode, "Why Does Inflation Feel Worse Than the Numbers Tell Us? — May 11, 2026."Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Why Does Inflation Feel Worse Than the Numbers Tell Us? — May 11, 2026
3w ago00:05:55Tap to summarizeJoin Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he explains why what we feel doesn't match what we measure. Sources:Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average (CPIAUCSL) | FRED | St. Louis Fed Average Price: Coffee, 100%, Ground Roast, All Sizes (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average (APU0000717311) | FRED | St. Louis Fed Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, by detailed expenditure category - 2026 M03 ResultsAverage Retail Food and Energy Prices, U.S. and Midwest Region : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAverage Retail Food and Energy Prices, U.S. City Average and South Region : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAverage Retail Food and Energy Prices, U.S. City Average and Northeast Region : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Why Does the US Spend So Much on Healthcare? — May 4, 2026
4w ago00:07:13Tap to summarizeJoin CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he details the factors contributing to U.S. healthcare's high prices.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Unexpected Shocks and the US Economy — April 27, 2026
Apr 2700:08:11Tap to summarizeJoin CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at the effects of supply and demand shocks on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Does Affordability Explain Falling Population Growth? — April 20, 2026
Apr 2000:08:26Tap to summarizeJoin Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she asks whether the cost of having and raising children can really explain why the U.S. fertility rate has fallen. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Why Is Consumer Sentiment at a Record Low? — April 13, 2026
Apr 1300:07:04Tap to summarizeJoin Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he explains why consumer sentiment hit an all-time low—since 1952—last month.Sources:Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average (CPIAUCSL) | FRED | St. Louis FedIncome After Taxes: Income After Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Lowest 20 Percent (1st to 20th Percentile) (CXUINCAFTTXLB0102M) | FRED | St. Louis Fed Income After Taxes: Income After Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Third 20 Percent (41st to 60th Percentile) (CXUINCAFTTXLB0104M) | FRED | St. Louis FedIncome After Taxes: Income After Taxes by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Highest 20 Percent (81st to 100th Percentile) (CXUINCAFTTXLB0106M) | FRED | St. Louis Fed30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US) | FRED | St. Louis FedMedian Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States (MSPUS) | FRED | St. Louis FedContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Asking 'How Much' When We Should Be Asking 'Why?' — April 6, 2026
Apr 600:07:04Tap to summarizeJoin Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she examines the origins of economics and questions whether today's economists are just custodians of data or architects of ideas. Mentioned on the show:From Philosopher to Technocrat: Economists Have EvolvedUncovering Hidden Flaws in 250 Years of US Worker DataContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Why Didn't the Fed Change the Rates Last Week? — March 23, 2026
Mar 2300:06:19Tap to summarizeJoin Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he explains how the Federal Open Market Committee is caught between a rock and a hard place.Sources:Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Indexhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=1TH03&height=490 Unemployment Ratehttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=1T5ys&height=490 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumershttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=1TlC3&height=490Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
Transcribe →Drawing the Poverty Line — March 16, 2026
Mar 1600:06:14Tap to summarizeJoin CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he explores the $110,000 difference between the federal poverty line and the line drawn in a viral Substack article.Sources:Federal Register — Annual Update of the HHS Poverty GuidelinesMichael W. Green — Part 1: My Life Is a LieMIT — Living Wage CalculatorEconomic Policy Institute — Family Budget CalculatorContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.
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