Simply Put
Hosted by Will Compernolle · Will Compernolle
5.0from 41 ratings
- 92
- Episodes
- 82
- Transcribed
- 41
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Simply Put
A podcast from FHN Financial looking at the most important things driving fixed income markets and the macroeconomy. Every episode features experts who give unique insights on topics like the regional banking landscape, commercial real estate, or how to translate Federal Reserve policy into market strategies. Tune in to better understand what’s been moving markets lately, and what to keep an eye on in the weeks and months ahead. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts
- Publisher
- Will Compernolle
- Category
- business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
82 of 92 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Doug Elmendorf on the (un)Sustainability of Rising Federal Debt
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jonathan Wallen on How Hedge Funds Seized the Treasury Market
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Robin Wigglesworth on How AI Investment Echoes the 1800s Railroad Boom
Inside a recent episode
Doug Elmendorf on the (un)Sustainability of Rising Federal Debt
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Doug, before we get into the numbers and details, walk us through what unsustainable debt would look like for the federal government. We often hear it described as being on an unsustainable path, but what happens when it goes from Just being a worrisome and expensive nuisance in the background to unsustainable. Well, the federal government, like other borrowers, can only persuade people to lend money if they're confident they will get the return that's been promised. And that means in general that borrowers have to be able to repay the obligation. But the federal government also means that the government has not tried to inflate away the debt to make the dollars you're getting repaid in worth a lot less than you thought when you entered into the contract. […]
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- Doug Elmendorf
- Jonathan Wallen
- Robin Wigglesworth
- Katherine Loughead
- Brad Setser
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 21 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 20 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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- Quality
- 58
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 77
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Will Compernolle host the show. Published by Will Compernolle.
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