$3 trillion in excess savings is ready to be unleashed. What does that mean for the economy?

Oct 22, 2021

$3 trillion in excess savings is ready to be unleashed. What does that mean for the economy?

Wall Street is the iconic location of the American stock market, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the market's iconic index of household-name companies. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images

Also today: We look into how inflation has been rising all over the world, as the BBC checks in on how inflation could hit 5% in the next few months. U.S. financial regulators this week said climate change is a threat to the nation's financial stability in a report. The report comes days before the U.N. conference on climate change.

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

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