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Exchange Podcast: Henry Kaufman

6 Jun 2017

As chief economist at Salomon Brothers in the 1970s, Henry Kaufman was known as Dr. Doom for his gloomy prognostications about the economy and markets. Kaufman swung by Times Square to discuss the "Trump bump," the Fed, Wall Street culture and lessons learned at Salomon and beyond.

The Exchange: Festival season

31 May 2017

The first episode of our "Summer Reading" series kicks off on a musical note. Governors Ball co-founder Jordan Wolowitz discusses the economics of putting on a music festival, the business of live music and life as part of Live Nation, the world's largest concert-promotion company.

The Exchange: Anthony Scaramucci

3 Nov 2016

Support for Donald Trump is thin on Wall Street. One exception is SkyBridge fund chief Anthony Scaramucci, now an economic adviser to the Republican candidate. Scaramucci explains why he's with Trump, and how it has affected his profile among the financial community.

The Exchange: Economic Dream Team Machine

31 Oct 2016

With the U.S. presidential election entering its final days, the jockeying for prime economic policy roles has begun in earnest. Who will run the Department of Treasury? Who will be the next Commerce Secretary? Politico's Ben White and Breakingviews' Gina Chon weigh in.

Exchange: Judy Shelton

29 Sep 2016

Donald Trump has made a lot of promises to spur U.S. economic growth if he becomes president. Judy Shelton, co-director of the Sound Money Project, is one of the economists working with the GOP nominee to turn this pledge into action. She sat down with us in Washington recently to discuss her views on global finance and monetary issues.