The 21st Show

Is economic uncertainty making you anxious?

 
Donald Trump talking

President Donald Trump, center, speaks as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., listen during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

In recent months, with President Trump's changes to tarriff and other economic policy, we've heard about instability, and uncertainty in the market. But also on Main Street. Over 36 million people are living in poverty, and income inequality has continued to rise over the last 60 years. Now the stock market has rebounded and is now hitting all-time highs. What's next for the economy? Are we safe, or are we headed for a recession in the coming years?
 

Guests
 
Joanne W. Hsu
Director of the Surveys of Consumers & Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan
 
Dean Baker
Senior Economist & Co-Founder, Center for Economic and Policy Research