Economist Answers U.S. Economy Questions

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Economist Answers U.S. Economy Questions Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the American economy. Are gas and food prices ever going back down? Is the Fed just a private bank or is it owned by the government? What are the best ways to tell if money is real? Answers to these questions and many more await on U.S. Economy Support. WIRED recommends: Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: #Economy #FederalReserve #America 00:00 - American Economy Support 00:16 - Interest rates are high, but at least there’s billions in the vault 00:56 - Printers gonna print 03:29 - Just filled up my gas tank. AMA. 05:02 - My love language? A sub-5% fixed rate 07:20 - Counterfeit? Just touch Benjamin Franklin’s collar… 08:45 - 80,000lb door, you say? 09:45 - Cheaper credit? Don’t mind if I do 11:17 - Data centers: overheating the economy and atmosphere 12:48 - The Pussycat Dolls and future recessions 14:06 - The Fed, the Illuminati and world domination 16:13 - Surviving on hopes and dreams 19:03 - The economic check-engine light 21:27 - The 2008 recession can stay in the past 22:44 - Repeat after me: “the stock market is not the economy” 24:16 - Sources? Trust me, bro 24:53 - AI and the lump of labour fallacy Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Uncanny Valley podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►► Facebook ►► Tik Tok ►► Get more incredible stories on science
  2026/08/11      youtube
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