Episode 032 - A Discussion with Carsten Brzeski

Kate Pohl and Steven Batiste welcomed Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro Research and Chief Economist Eurozone at ING Bank, to the podcast.  Carsten explained his very interesting and rich background including how he “rolled” into economics. He was quite upbeat about the future but sees the 2021 themes as the same ones for 2022. Carsten does not feel that Omicron will be a game changer. And although the pandemic has brought various effects and changes, we will get through this. Asia does, however, pose a risk to the economy with their zero covid strategy i.e. affecting global supply chains. But the order books e.g. in Europe are full to overflowing so as the supply chain issues become less critical later this year, we should see a real uptick. Government spending will increase, also to support the green transition. This will require significant investment. Should you be worried about inflation and what are the 3 D’s? Is Artificial Intelligence the key technology today? What about the future of work… will a robot be defining my job in the future? Tune in and find the answers to these questions and a lot more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-batiste/support