As negotiations come down to the wire, The Conference Board is closely tracking the far-reaching implications—and potentially catastrophic fallout—of the US debt ceiling impasse. This potential self-inflicted crisis comes at an already shaky time for the US and global economy.
 
We explore an array of such challenges in this month’s newsletter, including stagnating labor productivity, the risks of another banking crisis, and sustainability challenges around water scarcity and the wind industry. Elsewhere, we explore why job satisfaction is at a 37-year high and what’s next in AI.