Inflation Is About to Get Worse

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Ed Elson breaks down why the January inflation data is not what it seems with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics. Then, Ed is joined by Liz Hoffman, business and finance editor at Semafor, to unpack why the DOJ’s top antitrust enforcer was fired. Finally, Ed makes the case that Amazon should disclose how much of Anthropic it really owns. Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on Instagram Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:58.1	Welcome to Profite Markets, I'm Ed Elson. It is on yesterday's market vitals.
2:00.2	Markets were closed in the U.S. for President's Day and Stockfields February 17th, let's check in on yesterday's market vitals.
2:06.7	Markets were closed in the US for President's Day, and stock futures were muted following last week's inflation report.
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