Economics, Applied: A Global Commonwealth, If You Can Keep It, Part 3

Interest-paying electronic money, completely safe without deposit insurance, would be a great thing. For example, Silicon Valley Bank would never have had huge uninsured deposits that ran if there had been an easy safe place for large depositors to put their money.

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee sits down with Steve for a conversation about how central banks should respond to supply shocks. Steve also asks Austan for the inside story on what happens at FOMC meetings.

US-Canadian auto manufacturing has been a standout success for both sides. Eroding that trade signals danger for the future.