March 28, 2019

As never before, the global economic landscape appears chaotic and difficult to understand.  The dramatic shift by the Federal Reserve, the US-China trade negotiations, ...

Using Gravity to Frame Uncertainty in the Global Economy, the Markets and Geopolitics

March 28, 2019

When Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stated last fall that he would not be a candidate in the upcoming mayoral election, the political door opened ...

Chicago Mayoral Race: job and growth plans by Lightfoot and Preckwinkle

March 25, 2019

This week on Engage, we do an 8 minute flashcast w/Andy covering Federal Reserve rate policy, US domestic policy and technology.  And we use ...

EP051 FLASHCAST ANDREW BUSCH: FED, TRADE AND TECH

March 15, 2019

This week on the show, we bring on Vident Financial Chief Economist and editor of Town Hall Jerry Bowyer.  We cover top market narratives ...

EP050 Vident Economist Jerry Bowyer: markets, politics and investing

March 8, 2019

This week on Engage with Andy Busch, we review the USDA’s 2019 outlook for the farm economy and incomes.  We cover the impact of ...

EP049 USDA Deputy Chief Economist Dr. Warren Preston

March 1, 2019

This week on Engage with Andy Busch, we bring on AAF President and former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin.  We cover the big topics dominating ...

EP048 AAF Douglas Holtz-Eakin: China trade, Mueller report and Congressional oversight

February 22, 2019

This week on Engage with Andy Busch, we dive into the unusual world of municipal bonds and why they provide high returns.  Federal and ...

047 Piper Jaffray Justin Hoogendorn, Head of Fixed Income and Strategy

February 15, 2019

This week on Engage with Andy Busch, we go down the foreign exchange rabbit hole with Track Research CEO Robert Savage.  The Federal Reserve, ...

EP046 TRACK RESEARCH ROBERT SAVAGE on US dollar

February 8, 2019

In a stunning shift of interest policy, the Federal Reserve signaled they are on hold for raising rates in 2019 and they indicated they ...

EPO45: Tilt-A-Whirls and The Markets: how the Fed is making investors queasy

February 1, 2019

“Blockchain is a foundational technology whose impacts could reach into every corner of the world.”  This week, Engage covers the hottest fintech story impacting ...

EP044 Blockchain: mutual mistrust=trust

January 28, 2019

Beginning December 26th, the US and global equity markets rallied sharply through the end of January with the S&P 500 rising over 13%.  The ...

Mueller and the Markets: Changing from positive to negative narrative

January 25, 2019

Engage covers the biggest stories impact the markets and business:  US government shutdown, China trade negotiations and Federal Reserve interest rate policy.  We bring ...

EP043 DC OVERVIEW