{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6a999c2fbe9805796113d669?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A long weekend in Jackson Hole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1788451838500-48e4d63b-0163-44c1-9ebe-57f0c7c962c5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Each August, the world’s central bankers descend on Jackson Hole. Normally, the coffee-break chatter is about policy. But this year, the big question was what <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/28/kevin-warsh-tries-being-a-normal-central-banker?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Warsh</a>, the enigmatic new Fed Chair, was really thinking—about how the Fed works, its independence and monetary policy. His speech was <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/02/central-banking-has-a-forbidding-future?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">surprisingly revealing</a>. Our acting economics editor tells us what he learned.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Archie Hall, <em>The Economist</em>’s acting economics editor</li><li>Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Kevin Warsh</li><li>Jackson Hole Economic Symposium</li><li>Federal Reserve</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}