Antony Davies
Antony Davies is director of economic research at CFC. Visit his full bio at https://www.nrucfc.coop/content/solutions/en/author/antony-davies.html for more.
Appears in 27 Episodes
What's Inflation? — November 3, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he explores the many measures of inflation. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@n...
Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Falling? — September 29, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks at a scenario where the Fed's recent rate cut could even be bad for long-term loans. Contact the ...
What Is Deficit Day? — September 22, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks at the relationship between the national debt and inflation.Sources:Total Federal Outlays (MTSO13...
Rural Opportunity Hidden in Shifting Demographics — August 18, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he considers the fallout and opportunities from slowing birth rates and changing population trends. Contac...
The Difference Between 2% and 3% Inflation — July 21, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he breaks down the future value of your dollars at a rate of inflation above the Federal Reserve’s target....
Is the Congressional Budget Office Too Optimistic? — June 16, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he examines the CBO's record of rosier-than-reality forecasts. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at...
An Eight-Year Deadline for Social Security — June 2, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he outlines the options to make the Social Security trust fund solvent. Contact the Economic & Market Watc...
Tariffs and Trade-Offs — May 5, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he weighs how tariffs affect the wider economy. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresea...
Stagflation and the Economic Engine — April 21, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks under the hood of the U.S. economy. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch...
Is the Economic Future as Bleak as Consumers Think? — March 24, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he prescribes a little aspirin for our economic headaches. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at ec...
How AI Is Disrupting Gas Futures — February 10, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he follows the effects of a single press release around the economic web. Contact the Economic & Market W...
2025 on the One Hand, the Other Hand and the Other Hand — January 13, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he compares economic predictions for 2025. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at econo...
Bonus: First Lessons in Economics
Join CFC economic experts John Suter, Sam Kem and Antony Davies for a holiday special, reminiscing about the first economic lesson they learned as kids.Contact the Eco...
2024: The Year in Review — December 16, 2024
Join CFC economic experts John Suter, Sam Kem and Antony Davies as they discuss what economic topics bothered them most in 2024, the year's biggest economic trends and...
Long-Term Borrowers Find No Joy — November 18, 2024
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he looks at why long- and short-term rates are reacting differently to Fed rate cuts.Sources...
Bonus: Intelligence Briefs, Dashboards and the Archive
Join our producer, Kathy Ryan, and Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, for the new-and-improved features of Economic & Market Watch's weekly download ...
$35,769,532,147,503.35 — October 28, 2024
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he translates the federal debt into meaningful numbers.Sources:https://www.fiscal.treasury.g...
Does a Rising Unemployment Rate Always Mean Recession? — October 7, 2024
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he explains why unemployment kept going up despite strong hiring in the first half of the ye...
Are Rate Cuts Really Just Around the Corner? — September 16, 2024
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he examines the evidence that might support the answer "no."Contact the Economic & Market Wa...
Scratching the Numbers Off the Thermometer — August 26, 2024
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he asks whether owning your home makes you wealthy or the other way around.Contact the Econo...