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TONIGHT: The show begins with the slowing and burdened American economy, asking when is slow too much for the Federal Reserve? Then to planning for the summits in Beijing and San Francisco. From Slovakia to the US Congress to Bavaria. To the troubes in

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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TONIGHT: The show begins with the slowing and burdened American economy, asking when is slow too much for the Federal Reserve? Then to planning for the summits in Beijing and San Francisco. From Slovakia to the US Congress to Bavaria. To the troubes in the South Caucasus and to the unknowns in Iran's missile program now shopping itself to Moscow. Later, doubts about the PLA loyalty to Xi Jinping. And a Mars mission price tag too hgih for NASA.

1874 Journey to the Center of the East, Jules Verne

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Good evening. Tonight on the show, I begin with a conversation about the American economy,

0:35.4

and indications in many parts of the moving story that the jobs market remains strong.

0:43.4

At the same time, there is a slowdown, a palpable slowdown across a wide, wide landscape.

0:50.4

I speak with Liz Peak, who comments from New York's point of view,

0:54.8

I had conversations with my colleague Jean Marx recently traveling to North Carolina,

1:00.6

to Texas, to Florida, to Rhode Island, bankers and makers of bending metal, engineering firms,

1:08.8

fastener firms, newspaper products firms, all indicating their order books for

1:16.6

early 24 are weakening or tepid, not excited.

1:24.6

There is a slowdown, except in one area, where the government is spending money.

1:28.8

Liz Peak commented that that follows the $2 trillion or so that the Biden administration

1:35.2

is poured into the economy.

1:37.0

A source of inflation goes the explanation.

1:41.4

I also speak with Liz about the American people's opinion of war aid to Ukraine.

1:48.2

CNN poll indicating 55% of the respondents answered no more aid.

1:53.8

Striking that Mr. Biden has not yet made his case to the American people

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