Policy Uncertainty Is Biggest Threat To The U.S. Economic Growth Right Now: Carmen Reinhart

Harvard professor Carmen Reinhart, former chief economist at The World Bank, discusses the health of and threats to the U.S. economy, President Trump’s tariff policy, the fall of globalization, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, U.S. immigration policy and why people should care about national debt in this latest episode of CNBC’s “The Bottom Line.”

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Economic threats
1:10 Investment strategy
2:30 Recession indicators
4:12 Interest rates
5:35 Immigration vs. economic growth
6:30 Government deficit
7:52 Globalization
10:04 Global debt

Produced by: Lindsey Jacobson
Edited by: Andrea Miller
Camera by: Kaan Oguz
Intern: Kae Park
Additional Footage: Getty Images

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Policy Uncertainty Is Biggest Threat To The U.S. Economic Growth Right Now: Carmen Reinhart

Post from CNBC on August 06, 2025

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