{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How is tariff uncertainty affecting businesses?","description":"How is tariff uncertainty affecting the outlooks of small and medium-sized businesses, and how will this impact consumers? Boston Fed Research Director Egon Zakraj\u0161ek is part of a team at the Bank investigating this critical, ongoing question. He discusses how the team partnered with a survey research firm to reach out to hundreds of businesses for insights. And he shares key takeaways from the team\u2019s findings, including the potential impacts of tariffs on inflation and consumer prices. Egon Zakraj\u0161ek is an executive vice president and the director of research at the Boston Fed. Visit bostonfed.org to find his team\u2019s three Current Policy Perspectives reports on tariffs: \u201cWho Will Pay for Tariffs? Businesses\u2019 Expectations about Costs and Prices,\u201d \u201cEffects of Tariff Uncertainty on the Outlook of Small and Medium-sized Businesses,\u201d and \u201cSmall and Medium-sized Businesses\u2019 Expectations Concerning Tariffs, Costs, and Prices.\u201d  For more interviews and analysis of the economy in New England and nationwide, visit BostonFed.org\/SixHundredAtlantic.aspx. Subscribe to our email list to stay updated on new episodes. ","author_name":"Six Hundred Atlantic","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/publications\/six-hundred-atlantic.aspx","html":"