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Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions

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Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady this week, host Sarah Holder sat down with author and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon to talk about who’s continuing to spend and borrow, who isn’t and what happens when consumer spending doesn’t equal consumer confidence. 

Read more: 
Voters’ Inflation Frustrations Take Shine Off Strong Economic Growth
Kyla’s Newsletter: The Shrugflation Triangle: How AI, Oil, and Treasuries are Impacting the Economy 

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Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Kyla Scanlon; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson and Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Emma Munger.

Ahead of the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s decision to hold rates steady this week, host Sarah Holder sat down with author and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon to talk about who&rsquo;s continuing to spend and borrow, who isn&rsquo;t and what happens when consumer spending doesn&rsquo;t equal consumer confidence.&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/strong-gdp-unlikely-to-sway-midterm-voters-worried-about-inflation">Voters&rsquo; Inflation Frustrations Take Shine Off Strong Economic Growth</a></li>
<li>Kyla&rsquo;s Newsletter: <a href="https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-shrugflation-triangle-how-ai">The Shrugflation Triangle: How AI, Oil, and Treasuries are Impacting the Economy</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Kyla Scanlon; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson and Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Emma Munger.

Kyla Scanlon’s ‘Shrugflation’ Triangle

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Republicans in Texas, hoping to lock in more seats in Congress, kicked off a redistricting frenzy that saw several other states redraw their congressional maps. Today on the show, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine and Senior White House reporter Josh Wingrove to talk through why that gamble may not pay off.

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Trump Calls for Peltola to Be Banned From Alaska Senate Race
Joe Rogan’s Microphone Goes Quieter on Trump Ahead of Midterms
Economic Pain Turns Nebraska Into Unexpected Senate Battleground

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Host: David Gura; Guests: Julie Fine and Josh Wingrove; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer and Naomi Shavin; Engineering by Sean Carter.

Republicans in Texas, hoping to lock in more seats in Congress, kicked off a redistricting frenzy that saw several other states redraw their congressional maps. Today on the show, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine and Senior White House reporter Josh Wingrove to talk through why that gamble may not pay off.
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<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/trump-calls-for-peltola-to-be-banned-from-alaska-senate-race">Trump Calls for Peltola to Be Banned From Alaska Senate Race</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-28/joe-rogan-turns-more-critical-of-trump-ahead-of-2026-midterms">Joe Rogan&rsquo;s Microphone Goes Quieter on Trump Ahead of Midterms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/economic-pain-turns-nebraska-into-unexpected-senate-battleground">Economic Pain Turns Nebraska Into Unexpected Senate Battleground</a></li>
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Host: David Gura; Guests: Julie Fine and Josh Wingrove; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer and Naomi Shavin; Engineering by Sean Carter.

Was the US Republicans' Redistricting Effort a Texas-Sized Mistake?

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Anthropic’s initial public offering, set for November, will be the first by a company whose primary focus is developing frontier AI models. It could surpass SpaceX’s recent IPO as the biggest on record. And it’s risky. In 94 pages, the company laid out how its plans could be knocked off course by regulation, energy costs, climate change — or catastrophic risks to humanity caused by its own models.

In today’s episode, host Sarah Holder, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee and Michael Regan, managing editor for US equities, talk about why the company is leaning into its risk prospectus, what a successful IPO would mean for competitors and markets and how much is riding on next week’s US midterm elections.

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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Dave Lee, Michael Regan; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott; Engineering by Sean Carter.

Anthropic&rsquo;s initial public offering, set for November, will be the first by a company whose primary focus is developing frontier AI models. It could surpass SpaceX&rsquo;s recent IPO as the biggest on record. And it&rsquo;s risky. In 94 pages, the company laid out how its plans could be knocked off course by regulation, energy costs, climate change &mdash; or catastrophic risks to humanity caused by its own models.
In today&rsquo;s episode, host Sarah Holder, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee and Michael Regan, managing editor for US equities, talk about why the company is leaning into its risk prospectus, what a successful IPO would mean for competitors and markets and how much is riding on next week&rsquo;s US midterm elections.
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Dave Lee, Michael Regan; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott; Engineering by Sean Carter.

Anthropic's S-1

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Economists May Be Using Bad Data to Make Big Decisions

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