{"podcast":{"title":"C-Suite Perspectives","slug":"c-suite-perspectives-3733069","podcast_index_feed_id":3733069,"rss_url":"https://csuiteperspectives.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://csuiteperspectives.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/3/6/7/3367ec724ec4f0c4e5bbc093207a2619/C-Suite-Perspectives-1600x1600.jpg","author":"The Conference Board","episode_count":100,"summary":"Welcome to C-Suite Perspectives, a podcast series by The Conference Board. Hosted by our President & CEO, Steve Odland, this weekly conversation will take an objective, data-driven look at a range of business topics aimed at executives. Listeners will come away with what The Conference Board does best: insights for what's ahead™.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T20:20:43.993433+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069"},"episode":{"title":"The State of the Economy for July 2026","slug":"the-state-of-the-economy-for-july-2026","published_at":"2026-07-28T16:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/the-state-of-the-economy-for-july-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069","url":"https://csuiteperspectives.libsyn.com/the-state-of-the-economy-for-july-2026","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/csuiteperspectives/CSP_July_CCI.mp3?dest-id=2804771","summary":"US consumer spending has been remarkedly resilient. But will consumers' patience run out? It's one of the questions on the minds of economists , including Allen Li, Associate Economist at The Conference Board. In this episode of C-Suite Perspectives , Erik Lundh, Global Senior Economist, The Conference Board talks with Allen about the US Consumer Confidence Index . They begin by examining the latest US Consumer Confidence Survey, discussing why confidence declined in July , how consumers are thinking about inflation, interest rates, employment, and recession risks, and what those expectations could mean for spending in the months ahead. In the second half of the conversation, the focus shifts to the global economic forecast . Erik explains the reasoning behind the improved global outlook and the shift from consumption-led growth toward investment-led growth in the US. For more from The Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Forecast for the US Economy Global Economic Outlook","meta_description":"US consumer spending has been remarkedly resilient. But will consumers' patience run out? It's one of the questions on the minds of economists , including…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1276,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/episodes/the-state-of-the-economy-for-july-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/the-state-of-the-economy-for-july-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}