WSJ's Take On the Week

Jan Hatzius, chief economist and head of global investment research at Goldman Sachs, joins co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos for the show’s last episode of 2024. They talk about Jan’s 2025 economic outlook, the role tariffs could play in the second Trump Administration, and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision. They even get into the holiday spirit and chat about gift-giving.   A note to listeners: WSJ’s Take On the Week is going to take a break for the holidays and will return on Jan. 5. Happy Holidays! Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the hosts at [email protected] and [email protected].  Further Reading For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ’s Heard On The Street Column, and WSJ’s Live Markets blog.

Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead. Gunjan and Telis start off by discussing the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision, and tackling what’s been going in the market for risky derivatives, where activity is on track to hit an all-time high this year.  Later on, the co-hosts are joined by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. Before the trading platform Robinhood became a one-stop app offering a slew of financial products, from credit cards to retirement accounts, it was at the center of the 2021 GameStop and meme stock frenzy. Gunjan, Telis and Vlad discuss Robinhood’s transformation and the rise and future of retail investing. Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the hosts at [email protected] and [email protected].  Further Reading Robinhood Wants to Grow Up The Thrill Factor Is Back for Retail Investors Robinhood Sets Sights on New Bounty: The Rising Rich For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ’s Heard On The Street Column, and WSJ’s Live Markets blog.

Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead. This week, Telis and Gunjan debrief on BlackRock’s $12 billion acquisition of private credit manager HPS. Then they tackle the “i word” – inflation – and the upcoming consumer-price index report. They also chat about bitcoin cresting over $100,000 in the wake of an expected crypto-friendly Washington under a Trump presidency.  Later on in the show, Telis gets into what’s driving people to restaurants at projected record levels, even though the cost of food and dining out have been high. He’s joined by Aman Narang, CEO and co-founder of Toast, a technology company that sells software and hardware to restaurants for digital payments, online apps, takeout and delivery, kitchen management and more. They talk about how the restaurant industry has fared since the pandemic and how technology like Toast’s has brought the sector further into the 21st century.  Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the hosts at [email protected] and [email protected].  Further Reading For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ’s Heard On The Street Column, and WSJ’s Live Markets blog.

Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead. This week, Telis and Gunjan skip debriefing about the headlines and jump straight into a special interview with Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, to talk all things crypto, which has captivated both Main Street and Wall Street since the U.S. elections. They talk about what the crypto exchange is looking for when it comes to potential legislation and regulations under another Trump administration. They also get into what’s going on with stablecoins, tokens and cryptoassets, like bitcoin, dogecoin and dogwifhat. Later they discuss the SEC and what the industry could look like in the years to come. Further Reading The Crypto World Is Preparing for a Renaissance Under Trump  Is Trump Really So Great for Bitcoin?  For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ’s Heard On The Street Column and WSJ’s Live Markets blog.