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Justin Wolfers — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
Justin Wolfers has appeared on 8 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including The MeidasTouch Podcast, Marketplace, Prof G Markets. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What Justin said
“The most important issue right now in the bond market is that the level of US government debt is growing. The deficit is at a rate that at a level that just doesn't make sense. Our economy is doing okay. Part of the reason is the spigots are open in a way that no previous president would ever have engaged with.”
— Justin Wolfers (16:25)
“Long-term interest rates are the market trying to send a signal to the government. And this is the government saying stuff it, I disagree with you completely.”
— Justin Wolfers (20:01)
“The first is competence and the second is corruption.”
— Justin Wolfers (10:41)
“When you go to a dinner party, it's good for them to bring a bottle of wine with you. We'll stop bringing wine. And sometimes we also fart in the middle of the dinner party. That might mean we're less likely to be invited next time.”
— Justin Wolfers (16:18)
“The rest of the world will remember what happened. People will have to plan their businesses, understanding that at any given moment the president could start...”
— Justin Wolfers on shattered global trust
Episode appearances
8
It’s not every day that a Treasury Secretary announces a move that doubles a bond-buyback program and the financial press has to stop and ask whether the government is trying to manipulate its own…
Inflation is still running faster than paychecks, and the gap is squeezing American households. The latest Consumer Price Index showed headline inflation at 3.4% year-over-year and core inflation…
Justin Wolfers on Trump’s Plan in Japan In a conversation that moves from wonky currency mechanics to a broader indictment of how the Trump administration operates, Justin Wolfers—founder of…
The Nasdaq 100 fell for a fifth straight day, briefly entering correction territory—a 10% drop from its highs—as chip stocks led the decline. The PHLX semiconductor index sank 6%, Micron fell 9%,…
Why a Strong Jobs Report Tanked the Market The May jobs report showed the US economy added 172,000 jobs — more than double what forecasters expected — and the previous two months were revised…
Trump Loses It as US Economy Crashes during War!!! The MeidasTouch Podcast host argues that Donald Trump has created a self-reinforcing economic and geopolitical death spiral by launching a war…
On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that Iran was "badly losing" and that the day ahead would be "our most intense day of strikes inside Iran." Hours earlier, President…
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