Conference Board
Organization
The Conference Board is a global business research and membership organization that produces economic indicators, surveys, and analysis for companies and policymakers.
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Person · 2 episodes together · 1 show
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Organization · 3 episodes together · 1 show
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Organization · 2 episodes together · 1 show
- Elizabeth Trovall
Person · 2 episodes together · 1 show
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Organization · 2 episodes together · 1 show
- Bates
Organization · 2 episodes together · 1 show
7 episodes featuring Conference Board
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Democratic momentum collides with Trump’s economic liabilities
The episode connects midterm polling, rising household costs, conservative voter frustration, and a contentious Senate hearing into a broader test of Republican durability.
Sep 30, 2026 · 47 min
Marketplace
Confidence falters as households confront a tougher economy
The episode connects weakening confidence, stalled hiring, and squeezed industries to a broader question about whether resilient spending can last.
Sep 29, 2026 · 26 min
The Compound and Friends
AI spending tests Nvidia, markets and investor conviction
The episode connects Nvidia’s corporate strength and AI ambitions with rising yields, fragile breadth, consumer weakness and the case for staying invested.
Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 14m
Marketplace
Credit dependence exposes households to higher rates
As necessities move onto credit cards, rising interest rates could widen the divide between financially secure consumers and households with less room to absorb shocks.
Sep 7, 2026 · 26 min
Marketplace
The Fed confronts inflation it cannot fix alone
The episode tests how far interest rates can go when tariffs, commodities, supply chains, and climate pressures shape prices and public finances.
Aug 26, 2026 · 26 min
Marketplace
Consumers retreat as China’s slowdown pressures global trade
Weaker discretionary spending, China’s export surge and rising borrowing costs point to a more fragile economic outlook at home and abroad.
Aug 17, 2026 · 26 min
Marketplace
Long-term rates expose America’s fiscal dilemma
The episode connects higher borrowing costs to inflation, federal debt, business prices, energy transitions and the resilience of essential services.
Aug 13, 2026 · 26 min