Peter St Onge Podcast
Peter St Onge, Ph.D economist explains news on the economy in plain English and why it matters.
Episodes
173 episodes
Ep 173 Weekly Roundup: Alberta May Break Away From Canada
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomAlberta May Break Away From CanadaJob Creation DoublesPopulists Gaining Popularity in BritainDemocrats Panic Over GerrymanderingUN Demands...
Ep 172 Weekly Roundup: GOP Could Redistrict 40 Seats
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomGOP Could Redistrict 40 SeatsOPEC Could Collapse4.3 Million Scammers Lose Food StampsEurope Builds a Ministry of TruthHow Argentina Cut Ho...
Ep 171 Weekly Roundup: $500 Million Bailout for Spirit Airlines
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom$500 Million Bailout for Spirit AirlinesWarsh’s Plans for the FedTrump Tells NATO to Pay UpGender Studies Degrees to Become a Thing of the Past
Ep 170 Weekly Roundup: Oil Tankers are Coming for American Oil
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTanker Armada Coming for American OilNew York City Takes over GroceriesEurope's Welfare States ImplodingJust 1 in 8 American kids has a Liberal Dad...
Ep 169 Weekly Roundup: Inflation Hits 10% Annualized
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomInflation Hits 10% AnnualizedHalf of High Income Canadians Have Fled to the USTaxes Now Take a Third of EverythingWill Iran Mortally Wound the Petr...
Ep 168 Weekly Roundup: Trump Threatens to Quit NATO
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTrump Threatens to Quit NATOOffices are Going ExtinctSocial Security to Cut Checks 25%Hollywood in FreefallAI is Coming for Karen’s Job
Ep 167 Weekly Roundup: 72 Scam Hospices in a Single Building
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and Freedom72 Scam Hospices in a Single BuildingMonetary Inflation Takes OffBirthright Citizenship Hits Supreme CourtGig Work Replaces 1 in 3 jobs in China
Ep 166 Weekly Roundup: Home sales crash most since 2009
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomHome sales crash most since 2008Private credit cracks — the next 2008Congress to replace dollar with CBDCPonzi banks outlaw competitionAsi...
Ep 165 Weekly Roundup: Deficit hits $2.5 Trillion
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomDeficit hits $2.5 trillionGas prices headed to $4.30Great news as Job Openings spike 400,000Canada Loses most Jobs since 2008 CrisisAI Lay...
Ep 164 Weekly Roundup: China has just 3 Months of Oil
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomChina has just 3 Months of OilBiggest Job Crash since CovidChina Slowest Growth in 35 yearsWhy the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is 1/3 Empty
Ep 163 Weekly Roundup: Iran, China, and the Petrodollar
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomIran, China and the PetrodollarTrump Allies Capture CNN$1.3 Trillion Climate Rule ScrappedAI taking 10,000 Hollywood Jobs a MonthWill Iran...
Ep 162 Weekly Roundup: Supreme Court Strikes down Tariffs
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomSupreme Court Strikes down Trump TariffsGDP Strong at 3.5% Ex-ShutdownUS Trade Balance TanksCongress Tries to Fix HousingWill AI Crash the...
Ep 161 Weekly Roundup: Job Creation Doubles
Roundup of the 5 Top Stories in Economics and FreedomJob Creation DoublesJapan’s Nationalists Sweep ElectionsCBO: $63 Trillion Debt in 9 YearsRussia Ditches BRICSWhy the “Experts” Got Inflation Wr...
Ep 160 Weekly Roundup: Job Openings fall Half a Million
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomJob Openings fall Half a MillionWhy Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Growing YetGOP Bails out the UNTrump to AI: Build your own PowerFlorida Make...
Ep 159 Weekly Roundup: Trump Picks "Inflation Hawk" Fed Chair
Roundup of the Week's Top Stories in Economics and FreedomTrump Picks “Inflation Hawk” Fed ChairUS Steel Production Exceeds JapanWhat’s Next for Silver PricesElon Predicts “Triple Digit” Growth from AI
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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<...
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...