The Hale Report EconVue

Eleanor Hughes is guest host for the 54th edition of the Hale Report. She interviews fellow Japan expert Richard Katz about his new book,The Contest for Japan's Economic Future.

Lyric Hughes Hale interviews Stephen Bryen, a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and technology company. He writes for Asia Times, American Thinker, the Jewish Policy Center and for many other newspapers and magazines. He has published four books on security subjects. Dr. Bryen was twice awarded the Defense Department's high civilian medal for Distinguished Public Service. He was also the founder of the Defense Technology Security Administration and served as a Commissioner on the US-China Security and Economic Review Commission. Bryen is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and at the American Center for Democracy.

Lyric Hughes Hale interviews economist John Rogers on The Hale Report to discuss the Chinese economy.

Welcome to the Hale Report. My name is Lyric Hughes Hale, and I’m Editor-in-Chief of EconVue and your host today, Friday, February 16, 2024. EconVue, based in Chicago, is a home for independent voices and expert analysis of critical global economic issues. Thank you for joining us.

My guest today for the 51st episode of the Hale Report is Edward J Pinto who is Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. He serves as Codirector at the AEI Housing Center.

Lyric Hughes Hale discusses monetary policy with British economist Timothy Congdon of the International Institute of Monetary Research. Congdon believes that the money supply, as controlled by central banks, is the key determinant of the health of a nation's economy. A drop in the money supply could signal a recession. On this episode of the Hale Report, they discuss prospects for the global economy in 2024.

Lyric Hughes Hale speaks with Richard Haass, former diplomat and president of the Council on Foreign Relations. They discuss current conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and domestic relations in the US, and his new book, The Bill of Obligations about the state of democracy now and in the future.