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title: "Macrocast: The economic costs of conflict"
description: Explore the economic implications of Middle Eastern conflict and the Fed's focus shift from inflation to growth in this insightful Macrocast edition.
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# [Macrocast: The economic costs of conflict](https://pentagroup.com/insight/macrocast-economic-costs-of-conflict)

 Written by [Blake McGill](https://pentagroup.com/insight/author/blake-mcgill) | Oct 22, 2023 11:00:00 PM

 

 

On today's edition of the Macrocast, Penta's Ylan Mui and Markets Policy Partners' John Fagan and Brendan Walsh are joined by Brai Valerio-Esene, Founder of SW4 Insights Inc. The group dissects the mixed signals from recent economic data and the shift in the Fed's focus from inflation to growth. Our co-hosts also discuss how the conflict in the Middle East could have an economic ripple effect globally.

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