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Macro Musings

Hosted by Senior Research Fellow David Beckworth, the Macro Musings podcast pulls back the curtain on the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.

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David Zaring on Skinny Charters and the Future of Banking

May 25, 2026

Should fintech firms get direct access to the Fed’s payment rails?

Bill Beach on the Future of United States’ Economic Statistics and Fiscal Position

May 18, 2026

How long do we have until our fiscal clock strikes midnight?

Tyler Goodspeed on Challenging the Way Economists Look at Recessions

May 11, 2026

Have we been trying to ascribe patterns to recessions when they aren’t really there?

Peter Conti-Brown and David Beckworth on All Things Financial Regulation

May 4, 2026

A live Wharton conversation on bank supervision, stablecoins, and the evolving role of central banks

Basil Halperin on Macroeconomic Policy in an Age of Transformative AI

April 27, 2026

Why might inflation targeting may fall short in a world of rapid productivity gains?

Rich Clarida on Navigating Monetary Policy in Choppy Waters

April 20, 2026

Is the growing list of recent negative supply shocks a one off or the new status quo?

Kris Mitchener on What Actually Anchors the Price Level

April 13, 2026

What do Sir Isaac Newton's miscalculation and today's central bank balance sheets have in common? More than you'd expect.

Steve Kamin and Mark Sobel on the Outlook of Dollar Dominance

April 6, 2026

Are termites eating at the dollar dominance foundation?

Ruth Judson on Chasing Dollars Around the World

March 30, 2026

From global cash hoards to counterfeiters to capital flow data, mapping the dollar’s worldwide journey

Bill Nelson on the Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet

March 23, 2026

Is the Fed profitable again?