The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Inflation-adjusted personal spending climbed 0.6% in August from a month earlier, for the biggest monthly jump since March 2025. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy, rose a less-than-expected 0.2%. The prior month was also revised lower. On today's episode: Mike McKee, Bloomberg News & Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel David Bahnsen, Founder & CIO at The Bahnsen Group Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective Chapters: 00:00:25 - Mike McKee, Bloomberg News 00:05:00 - Lindsey Piegza, Chief Economist at Stifel 00:14:41 - Dani Burger, Bloomberg News & Bill Ackman, Pershing Square CEO & Founder 00:17:59 - David Bahnsen, Founder & CIO at The Bahnsen Group 00:27:40 - Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist 00:33:17 - Jennifer Palmer, Founder & CEO at JPalmer Collective -------- Get more on the Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast On Apple: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i On Spotify: http://bit.ly/3WGFd6B Anywhere: http://bit.ly/42xo9kZ Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake