Economist discusses the current state of the U.S. economy

NPR | By A Martínez

Published August 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

Following a weak jobs report and looking ahead to Wednesday's inflation data, NPR's A Martinez speaks to Diane Swonk, chief economist at the accounting firm KPMG U.S., about the state of the economy.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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