On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:
— Look at the most volatile week on world markets since 2008 as American investors punish Federal Reserve for not raising interest rates 1 percent but half that
— Volatility index hits 3.1 percent as some analysts suggest key figure could double
— Air travel update as China continues lockdowns and how lower volume will international traffic and aircraft production rates
— Airbus, Air Lease, Bombardier, Hensoldt, Rheinmetall, Rocket Lab, Spirit Aerosystems and Virgin Galactic first quarter 2022 earnings
— Whether Airbus A320-series production will hit 75 aircraft per month as planned and what that means for Boeing’s 737 Max manufacture
— What’s next in Moscow’s campaign as Vladimir Putin seeks to show battlefield success before Russia’s annual May 9 Victory Day commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany
— How quickly US and European governments can replenish their weapons inventories after large-scale donations of equipment to Kyiv to help Ukraine defeat Russian invasion forces
— Analysis of Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters from Chicago to Northern Virginia
