Wall Street Week

Debt & Consequences, Defying Fiscal Gravity, Hollywood Gets Democratized

August 28, 2026·48 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week, Chrystia Freeland talks with the former finance ministers of the Netherlands and Germany about what it takes to bring spending under control. And, are US deficits now a bigger driver of interest rates than inflation? Plus, as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh makes his debut at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, we revisit the story of the wealthiest place in America. Later, the rise of YouTube filmmakers is democratizing discovery, while also flooding the market with more content than audiences can watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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