Peter St Onge Podcast
Peter St Onge, Ph.D economist explains news on the economy in plain English and why it matters.
Episodes
158 episodes
Ep 158 Weekly Roundup: Inflation Drops to 1.2%
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomInflation drops to 1.2%How Socialism Destroyed VenezuelaUS Wealth Jumps $12 TrillionMurders fall to 125-year lowEuropean Industry Implodin...
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Ep 157 Weekly Roundup: Trade Deficit Drops in Half
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTrade Deficit Drops in HalfStudent Loan Free Ride is over for 10 MillionTrump Freezes Visas to 75 Countries21 Million went to College and make less...
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Ep 156 Weekly Roundup: Best December Ever for American Jobs
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomBest December Ever for American JobsTrump bans Institutional HomebuyingJerome Powell Faces Criminal SubpoenaTim Walz Faces ImpeachmentUS N...
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Ep 155 Weekly Roundup: Will Venezuela deliver $2 gas?
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomWill Venezuela deliver $2 gas?2025 was Most Deregulations in HistoryCanada’s Free Speech Police StateTrump to EU: Fund your own WarsFedera...
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Ep 154 Weekly Roundup: $1.5 Trillion in Welfare Fraud
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomSilver Prices Jump 11%How Mass Migration Worsens Labor Shortages2025 in ReviewWhat’s Coming in 2026$1.5 Trillion in Welfare Fraud
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Ep 153 Weekly Roundup: Voters Losing Patience with Inflation
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomVoters Losing Patience with InflationRent Prices Fall most in 15 YearsKey Climate Paper Retracted“Blockbuster” GDP GrowthDollar Collapse W...
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Ep 152 Weekly Roundup: Fed to Print $40 Billion per Month
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomFed to Print $40 Billion per MonthEU Goes After American Free SpeechThe Great Property Crash of ChinaCollege: Just 12% Employed at Graduation<...
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Ep 151 Weekly Roundup: Black Friday Spending Built on Debt
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomBlack Friday Spending Surges 8% on DebtSkilled Worker Shortage hits 1 MillionJapan Nears Debt CrashFed Admits it Lost $1 Trillion$2.5 Tril...
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Ep 150 Weekly Roundup: Deficit Hits All-Time Record
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomDeficit Hits All-Time RecordHow Japan and El Salvador Ended Violent CrimeMedian Homebuyer hits 59 Years Old1 in 4 Canadians now Work for Government...
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Ep 149 Weekly Roundup: Americans Have Jobs. Foreigners do not.
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomAmericans with jobs rise 2 million. Foreigners plunge 1.6 million.The AI Energy CrunchWhy Universal Basic Income FailsConsumer Confidence Plunges
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Ep 148 Weekly Roundup: Inflation is Crushing Repubilcans
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomInflation is Crushing RepublicansTrump to kick out Migrants on WelfareEuropeans Funding US RiotsBlue Collars are DrowningThe Fed Turns Inf...
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Ep 147 Weekly Roundup: Highest Layoffs in 22 Years
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomHighest Layoffs in 22 YearsElon’s $1 Trillion PaycheckTrump: End the FilibusterShutdown Ends. Taxpayers hardest hit.What the 50 Year Mortg...
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Ep 146 Weekly Roundup: “Tax Armageddon" for Blue States
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom“Tax Armageddon" for Blue StatesClimate Change "Hoax" CollapsesEurope's Migrant DisasterJavier Milei Sweeps ElectionFederal Debt hits $38 ...
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Ep 145 Weekly Roundup: Inflation Slows Despite Tarrifs
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomInflation Slows Despite TariffsShutdown "Could go to 2027"Foodstamps Freeze for 42 MillionFrance to Impose "Wealth Tax"Amazon Lays off 600...
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Ep 144 Weekly Roundup: Biggest Budget Surplus in History
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomBiggest Budget Surplus in HistoryGOP Redraws Congressional Districts for MidtermsShutdown Could End This WeekTrump Wants Half of Canada's Car Jobs<...
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Ep 143 Weekly Roundup: China Trade War Blows Up
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomChina Trade War Blows UpNo Backpay for Federal WorkersSilver is SoaringPermanent Layoffs BeginHow the 1990's Balanced the Budget...
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Ep 142 Weekly Roundup: Shutdown Crushes Democrats
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomShutdown Crushes DemocratsHow Congress broke HealthcareShutdown Boosting GOP in MidtermsJapan goes PopulistAmericans Haven't Gotten a Rais...
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Ep 141 Weekly Roundup: Government Shuts Down
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomGovernment Shuts DownChina "Slowing Sharply" in Trade WarWelcome to the ShutdownGDP hits Impressive 3.8%Voters out of Patience on Inflatio...
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Ep 140 Weekly Roundup: $100,000 fee on H1B's
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom$100,000 fee on H1B'sAI is Replacing Mainstream MediaMexico's Tariff Recession80% of "Science" is FakeThe Fed cannot stop Runaway Inflatio...
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Ep 139 Weekly Roundup: Inflation hits 5% Annualized
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomInflation hits 5% Annualized40% of Americans Can't RetireWill the Fed Rug-Pull the National Debt?Populists Lead in EuropeWhat if the Fed C...
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Ep 138 Weekly Roundup: What's Driving the Jobs Crash
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomWhat's Driving the Jobs CrashWill a "Housing Emergency" Lower House PricesPost Office Drops 80%Biden Job Miracle Revised AwayCentral Banks...
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Ep 137 Weekly Roundup: Florida could Abolish Property Tax
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomFlorida could Abolish Property TaxWelders make $100k, College Grads make LattesCanada Enters RecessionWe've Lost Half a Million FarmsDoes ...
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Ep 136 Weekly Roundup: Deficit Soars 20%
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomDeficit Soars 20%. What’s Driving it?Trump Fires Federal Reserve Swing VoteGerman Industry in “Free Fall”Social Security “Bankrupt” in 7 Years...
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