Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she reveals why she'd recommend engineering to students looking for a career.

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Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he outlines the options to make the Social Security trust fund solvent.

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Sources:

• https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2023/
• https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rural-urban-continuum-codes
• https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/20/what-the-data-says-about-social-security/
• https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/social-security-funding-solutions/
• https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v77n2/v77n2p1.html
• https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/scf23.pdf

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at delayed effects of the fast-changing and uncertain trade environment.

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Three weeks ago, Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, considered the question, "What If China Sold Off US Treasurys?" This week, she answers some follow-up questions from one of our listeners.

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Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he examines signs of change in the labor market.

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Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he weighs how tariffs affect the wider economy. 

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Sources:

• https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ZSW00:CBOT?sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwimo46XvbSMAxXrEVkFHXIQEikQ3ecFegQIGRAX&window=6M
• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES3133600101
• https://companiesmarketcap.com/usa/largest-companies-in-the-usa-by-market-cap/
• https://www.ibisworld.com/us/bed/number-of-businesses/2898/
• https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series/econ/bds/bds-datasets.html
• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AAA10Y 

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she examines the likelihood—and effects—of large-scale, foreign sell-offs of U.S. debt.

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Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks under the hood of the U.S. economy. 

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Sources: 

• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1FZT5 
• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S 
• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEFAINUSA672N

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at how consumer sentiment, forecast confidence and unclear tariff strategies are affecting the "economic vibe." 

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Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for a look at how rising copper futures may affect the cost of electrical infrastructure equipment.

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