7/29/22: With the highest inflation rates in four decades, the federal reserve has raised the short-term interest rate for the fourth time this year. I joined CBS Mornings to discuss the impact this has on borrowers with mortgages, credit card debt and loans.
7/24/22: Is everything more expensive than it used to be? Yes, more-or-less, that's the reality facing Americans and it's not clear when consumer prices will ease. And on that note, this weekend we're running my appearance on The Takeout, a podcast hosted by Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News. It was a fun conversation about inflation, interest rates and what you can do to weather the economic headwinds.
7/23/22: Is everything more expensive than it used to be? Yes, more-or-less, that's the reality facing Americans and it's not clear when consumer prices will ease. And on that note, this weekend we're running my appearance on The Takeout, a podcast hosted by Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News. It was a fun conversation about inflation, interest rates and what you can do to weather the economic headwinds.
7/14/22: With inflation at a 41 year high, and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, many financial experts warn of an economic slow down. I joined CBS Mornings to discuss how to protect your finances during this uncertain time.
Gas prices in the nation are at a never-before-seen level and fears of a recession don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. I joined CBS Mornings to help make sense of the latest economic data.
3/18/22: I joined CBS Mornings to discuss what the increase in interest rates means for credit cards, auto loans and more.
3/11/22: I joined CBS Mornings to share ways to save money at the gas pump and grocery store amid record-high inflation.
2/11/22: As job postings became plentiful and labor shortages pinched various industries of the economy, many Americans have realized that they can seek better opportunities if their needs aren’t satisfied. In this episode Mark and I do a little workplace role-playing.
1/30/22: LinkedIn principal economist, Guy Berger, joins us this weekend to discuss the current job market and shares how workplace dynamics have changed with employees now having more bargaining power. We also chat about which industries are seeing dramatic increases in pay and the future of remote/hybrid work.
1/29/22: LinkedIn principal economist, Guy Berger, joins us this weekend to discuss the current job market and shares how workplace dynamics have changed with employees now having more bargaining power. We also chat about which industries are seeing dramatic increases in pay and the future of remote/hybrid work.
The shocks of 2020 have been great and small, disrupting the world economy, international relations and the daily lives of virtually everyone on the planet. Never before has the entire world economy contracted by 20 percent in a matter of weeks nor in the historic record of modern capitalism has there been a moment in which 95 percent of the world's economies were suffering all at the same time.
Across the world hundreds of millions have lost their jobs. And over it all looms the specter of pandemic, and death.
Our guest this weekend, Adam Tooze, brings his analytical and narrative skills to a panoramic and synthetic overview of our current crisis.
In Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy, he sets the pandemic story in a frame that casts a sobering new light on how unprepared the world was to fight the crisis, and how deep the ruptures in our way of living and doing business are.
The shocks of 2020 have been great and small, disrupting the world economy, international relations and the daily lives of virtually everyone on the planet. Never before has the entire world economy contracted by 20 percent in a matter of weeks nor in the historic record of modern capitalism has there been a moment in which 95 percent of the world's economies were suffering all at the same time.
Across the world hundreds of millions have lost their jobs. And over it all looms the specter of pandemic, and death.
Our guest this weekend, Adam Tooze, brings his analytical and narrative skills to a panoramic and synthetic overview of our current crisis.
In Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy, he sets the pandemic story in a frame that casts a sobering new light on how unprepared the world was to fight the crisis, and how deep the ruptures in our way of living and doing business are.
A record-breaking 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, the highest number ever recorded. People from all across the pay spectrum resigned, some because of low pay, others from burnout and the desire for a better work-life balance.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Secretary Janet Yellen estimates that the U.S. could default on October 18 if Congress doesn't act to raise the debt ceiling. I joined CBS Mornings to talk about the possible impacts on the economy.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Monday, stocks saw the biggest drop in months due to a Chinese property developer on the brink of bankruptcy. I joined CBS Mornings to discuss the impact on the market, what investors should do now and if this will impact the two-day Federal Reserve meeting.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Today we're talking about the surprising August unemployment numbers and why people are still unemployed and what those searching for a job should do.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Yours truly on Face the Nation: There is "red-hot consumer demand" and a bottleneck of supply in certain areas, leading to the "biggest price increases in 30 years."
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Believe it or not, we're basically halfway through 2021, which means it's time for a little "State of the Economy" with our favorite numbers cruncher and overall badass, Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to keep short-term interest rates unchanged and the pace of asset purchases at $120 billion per month. The statement following the June meeting was much more upbeat about the progress of vaccinations and the economy.
The bottom line is that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tried to reassure the public and financial markets that the Fed will not allow inflation to get out of control. The Fed’s own forecast, or “dot plot” as it is called, showed a substantial move up in the timing of rate hikes. The problem for financial markets is that inflation and rate hikes are always unwelcome.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.
Believe it or not, we're basically halfway through 2021, which means it's time for a little "State of the Economy" with our favorite numbers cruncher and overall badass, Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to keep short-term interest rates unchanged and the pace of asset purchases at $120 billion per month. The statement following the June meeting was much more upbeat about the progress of vaccinations and the economy.
The bottom line is that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tried to reassure the public and financial markets that the Fed will not allow inflation to get out of control. The Fed’s own forecast, or “dot plot” as it is called, showed a substantial move up in the timing of rate hikes. The problem for financial markets is that inflation and rate hikes are always unwelcome.
Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com.
Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts.
"Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com.