Inside the Economy: Deals, Labor Shortages, and What’s Next

Season 5, Episode 15: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about the implications of trade deals & tariffs but also the other things that are going on in the economy.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 15 (7:46 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the effects of trade deals and tariffs, along with other important economic trends and issues currently influencing the economy.

• What is the new deal with China?
• What will happen in the next 90 days?
• What are we asking China to do about certain drugs? Specifically with fentanyl.
• When does this get renegotiated and what will be the result?
• Will tariffs go back up to dramatic heights?
• The Great Brittan trade deal – is this a wedge?
• Talks with Japan & South Korea – will we see something happen in June?
• Recession – is this still being talked about as a possibility??
• Will we get an import surge?
• What are we going to do about the labor shortage?
• How does this labor shortage really affect ASA members?
• How do we get people who are retired, to unretire? Why is this a conversation?
• Bottom line – there are a lot of moving parts but now we see overall economic adjustment, but what’s next?

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