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since Dec. 7, 2021
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America's cities face enough challenges without having to think about rising prices and slowing growth. Scranton, Pa., is well known as the childhood home of President Joe Biden and television's "The Office," but it's also a window to the broader changes underway in the U.S. economy. A century afte…
In spite of all that has been done to isolate Russia, the ruble has actually strengthened and its central bank has cut interest rates. But one of the foremost experts on the Russian economy explains how things are about to get much worse and why the country may be headed back in time. Elina Ribakov…
Smart Take examines risks to the American economy if it is excluded from accelerating trade talks in the world's fastest-growing region. Wendy Cutler, former top U.S. negotiator for Asia, and Christopher Smart review just what's at stake in the next few months.
As investors ask how China's yuan may challenge the dollar's reserve status, the much larger disruption will come from the cryptocurrency and stable coin alternatives that have exploded on the scene. Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and self-describ…
Remember the #BRICS? In this episode of Smart Take, Professor and Russia Scholar Cynthia Roberts tells Christopher Smart why Beijing, New Delhi, Brasilia and Pretoria are so reluctant to sign up to American and European sanctions imposed on Moscow. 
Chief Economist Elaine Buckberg joins Smart Take to explain how the auto industry approaches the largest issues determining America's future growth path, including employment, supply chains, innovation, and climate change.
Sir Peter Westmacott, Britain's former ambassador to the United States, France and Turkey, joins Christopher Smart to discuss how the Ukraine crisis has transformed European security cooperation -- and relations with Washington, too.
Russia's invasion has been longer and more difficult than anyone expected, raising questions about what victory might actually look like. Eric Rubin, who has served in both Moscow and Kyiv as one of America's most distinguished diplomats, explains why Ukraine's resistance will actually make a Russi…
Christopher Smart speaks with Seth Carpenter, chief global economist at Morgan Stanley and former assistant secretary of the treasury. Seth talks about challenges facing monetary policy officials today and his research on the disproportionate impact of Fed tightening on African Americans that is no…
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