Podcasts
Astor’s Podcast Series
Listen to Astor Investment Management podcast series. We believe that diligent analysis of economic data can provide valuable signals for longer-term financial market allocations.
22May
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 21
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward. 2020-247
15May
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 20
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward. 2020-238
8May
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 19
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward. 2020-236
1May
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 18
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward.
24Apr
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 17
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward.
17Apr
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 16
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward. 1:45: Headwinds and tailwinds in economic data 2:50: Jobless Claims, Unemployment and Underemployment 7:30: Retail Sales 9:55: Industrial Production 13:00: Housing Starts 17:00 Best and Worst aspects of economic data
10Apr
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 15
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward.
9Apr
Rob Stein discusses Astor Economic Index and recent Fed Stimulus Plans—Episode 14
Mac O’Brien and CEO, Rob Stein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market, and potential scenarios moving forward.
3Apr
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 13
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward. Effect of Jobless Claims on economic health (1:03) Mac & John talk Unemployment Picture (4:13) “Economic Hangover” – Real Impact of COVID-19 over the remaining fiscal year (6:00) Next Week’s Discussion 4/10: PMI, Jobless Claims, Consumer Sentiment…
27Mar
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 12
Mac O’Brien and John Eckstein discuss COVID-19 impact on the U.S. labor market and potential scenarios moving forward.
20Mar
Astor Weekly Economic Review with John Eckstein—Episode 11
Chief Investment Officer, John Eckstein, and Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien address the global impacts of COVID-19 on the economy.
20Mar
Weekly Economic Review—Episode 10
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of March 16th. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
13Mar
Weekly Economic Review—Episode 9
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of March 9th. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
11Mar
Discussion on Recent Volatility—Episode 8
Founder and CEO, Rob Stein and Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien discuss the current market environment.
6Mar
Weekly Economic Review—Episode 7
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of March 2nd. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
4Mar
Comments on Coronavirus and Economic Impact—Episode 6
Founder and CEO Rob Stein discusses the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The novel virus continues to shake the financial markets, with major stock indices dropping into correction territory.
4Mar
Astor’s 2020 Outlook—Episode 5
Founder and CEO, Rob Stein, looks back at 2019 in the markets, as well as what could be in store for 2020.
28Feb
Weekly Economic Outlook—Episode 4
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of February 24th. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
21Feb
Weekly Economic Outlook—Episode 3
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of February 17th. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
14Feb
Weekly Economic Outlook—Episode 2
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of February 10th. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
7Feb
Weekly Economic Outlook—Episode 1
Astor’s Senior Managing Director, Mac O’Brien, discusses his outlook on the U.S. economy for the week of February 3rd. Tune in every week for the inside scoop!
