Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Starboard Value’s activist stake in Pfizer, the end of the Longshoremen’s strike, and Ben Horowitz’s decision to donate to Kamala Harris’s campaign. Then Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody’s Analytics, joins the show to discuss the recent jobs data and why he’s confident that the Fed has stuck the landing. He also shares which Presidential candidate he thinks would be better for the economy. Finally, he breaks down where he thinks the housing market is headed and offers a solution to the housing affordability crisis. 
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What’s the Biggest Threat to the U.S. Economy’s Soft-Landing? — ft. Mark Zandi

OCT 10, 202458 MIN
Prof G Markets

What’s the Biggest Threat to the U.S. Economy’s Soft-Landing? — ft. Mark Zandi

OCT 10, 202458 MIN

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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Starboard Value’s activist stake in Pfizer, the end of the Longshoremen’s strike, and Ben Horowitz’s decision to donate to Kamala Harris’s campaign. Then Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody’s Analytics, joins the show to discuss the recent jobs data and why he’s confident that the Fed has stuck the landing. He also shares which Presidential candidate he thinks would be better for the economy. Finally, he breaks down where he thinks the housing market is headed and offers a solution to the housing affordability crisis. 

Order "The Algebra of Wealth," out now

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