The Bad News Hiding Behind the GDP and Jobs Numbers

Tags: Financial Markets, Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy

01/05/2024 Ryan McMaken Tho Bishop Daniel Lacalle

Economist Daniel Lacalle joins Ryan and Tho to talk about how central banks are engineering more zombie companies, higher inflation, and a “private sector recession,” all hiding behind misleading and bullish aggregate data.

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