Why Extensive Government Spending Was Necessary

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist of ATB Financial, to get his thoughts on a variety of topics.  

Todd is a master of using stories to draw comparisons to current economic conditions, and he had an absolute gem to describe all the recent government spending! 

Here are timestamps for the topics we discussed:

0:00 - Introduction

1:01 - What's Happening in the Economy?

2:12 - Supply Chain Bottlenecks

4:29 - Is there inflationary pressure?

7:51 - Are interest rates going to rise?

9:07 - Rising debt levels

12:11 - Governments printing money

14:43 - How high can interest rates get?

16:50 - Loosening of inflationary control

18:44 - Todd's thoughts on cryptocurrency

21:30 - Sleepless nights regarding the economy

26:38 - Oil & Gas Overview

30:34 - Growth of Electrical Vehicles?

31:45 - Peak Oil Demand?

34:40 - Thriving under change (spiders spinning webs in space)

39:05 - Getting in touch with Todd

Connect with Todd:

Todd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheToddHirsch

Todd on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/thetoddhirsch

Todd's website: https://toddhirsch.com/

Todd's podcast (The Future Of): https://www.atb.com/company/insights/the-future-of-podcast/

About Todd:

Todd HIrsch is the Vice President and Chief Economist for ATB Financial. For more than 25 years, he has worked as an economist for organizations including the Canada West Foundation and the Bank of Canada. He's the author of four books. His latest, Spiders in COVID Space: Adapting during and after the pandemic, was released in March 2021. Todd serves on the boards of Calgary’s Glenbow Museum and the Alberta Ballet. He's also the host of a podcast titled The Future Of, which won a national award in 2021.

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🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR

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