# Global Data Pod Weekender: Kicking the tires Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-data-pod-4108363/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-data-pod-4108363/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires.md Podcast: [Global Data Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-data-pod-4108363) Published: 2025-12-13T00:29:29+00:00 Episode link: https://globaldatapod.podbean.com/e/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g6uu9xbfcys3vmxq/12122025_Weekender.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-data-pod-4108363/episodes/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires Duration seconds: 2090 ## Resource Kicking the tiresAfter two weeks off, the Weekender picks back up with a chat about the data in recent weeks and a probing of the upside and downside risks to the 2026 outlook. Two underappreciated issues for the US are also discussed: still-to-come immigration drags and the hit to growth and inflation from health care costs. Speakers: Bruce Kasman Joseph Lupton This podcast was recorded on December 12, 2025. This communication is provided for information purposes only. Institutional clients please visit www.jpmm.com/research/disclosures for important disclosures. © 2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. This material or any portion hereof may not be reprinted, sold or redistributed without the written consent of J.P. Morgan. It is strictly prohibited to use or share without prior written consent from J.P. Morgan any research material received from J.P. Morgan or an authorized third-party (“J.P. Morgan Data”) in any third-party artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems or models when such J.P. Morgan Data is accessible by a third-party. It is permissible to use J.P. Morgan Data for internal business purposes only in an AI system or model that protects the confidentiality of J.P. Morgan Data so as to prevent any and all access to or use of such J.P. Morgan Data by any third-party. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-data-pod-4108363/episodes/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-data-pod-4108363/global-data-pod-weekender-kicking-the-tires.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.