Episode 404 — Tariffs, Inflation, and the Holidays
In this episode of Business and Society, Ari Shwayder, faculty director of the Executive MBA Program and lecturer of business economics and public policy, and Michael Speigl, lecturer of marketing, discuss the current state of the economy, unpacking the macroeconomic data and the uncertainty surrounding it.
This November, tariffs are in effect and in flux, the job market is unstable, and AI continues to impact the way business is done. Consumers and businesses alike are looking out for these trends in the economy as the holiday shopping season approaches. Topics covered include the bifurcated nature of today’s economy, the ways tariffs are gradually being passed on to consumers, changes in the labor market, AI, and predictions for the upcoming holiday shopping season.
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