U.S. Heading For Soft Landing?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation rates only rose by half a percentage point in January – the slowest annual rate for inflation in more than a year. Still, after periods of inflation, most economists expect a recession in the near future. But will it be a hard landing recession with many job losses, or a less painful soft landing? On this week’s episode, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze discuss how plausible a soft landing scenario may be. Plus: the financials of therapy, the fourth part of Adam and Cam's special series on the economics of love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices