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Season 6, Episode 1: Welcome back to a new season of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about Venezuela, and what we know and don't know about them. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 1 (8:48 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl talks about oil production and the interference with Venezuela. What is the important thing?What does this mean for the U.S. economy?Why does this all come down to oil?What are the two kinds of oil and why is this significant?Which crude oil has been more ideal for Venezuela?Are they going to go back to balance production between the two oils?Will this disturb the overall oil market?What will the per barrel price be?What is the speculation at this stage?Will we see an immediate reaction to oil prices? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question! Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast or on his monthly ASA members only webinar? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at [email protected]

Season 6, Episode 2: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week, Dr. Chris Kuehl talks to members about 4th quarter data. Any surprises? ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 6, Episode 2 (6:25 in length), ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl talks about the latest data and three things we should keep an eye on for the weeks and months to come. Arrival of information from the new budget bill... what is this designed to do?When will any of this get approved and when will we see it go into affect?What is the biggest challenge in the construction sector?Will there be any real change with what The Fed is planning?Hawks vs. doves in The Fed - what is the difference of impact?International reactions - what is so significant?Trump vs. Europe - what kind of fallout will this have? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question! Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at [email protected].

Season 6, Episode 3: Welcome back to a new episode of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week so Keith Prather: Dr. Kuehl’s partner at Armada; talks to members about the volatility with oil and oil prices. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week, but we are still back with a special economic update podcast hosted by Keith Prather: Managing Director at Armada Corporate Intelligence. In Season 6, Episode 3 (6:45 in length), Keith talks about the forecast for oil prices and how the winter storm came into play. What are we seeing overall per barrel?Oil prices surge to multi-month highs—what’s behind the spike?Middle East vs. Venezuela — what’s behind the jump in oil prices?Production being pulled back, are we producing a record amount of oil still?What happens on a geopolitical bases?What will encourage brand new production?Ukraine - is a cease fire agreement in the works?Will this allow more Russian oil to flow on the open market?EIA forecast - what are the projections?2026 through Q4 - what are the predictions of price per barrel? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question! Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 1: Welcome back to a new season of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about the big question: What really changes with the new administration? ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 1 (6:14 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to ASA members about the new administration and how much is “leftover campaign” and what is realistic?   Does almost any change in the economy impact ASA members?   What are the big four issues that determine strategy going into the new year?What is happening with the tariff policy?? Tariff ideas were negotiation tools… will we see the same thing?    Overall regulation… why has regulation exploded in the last decade?    Do regulations contradict each other?    Immigration comes down to an indirect effect… what does construction have to do with this? Will ASA members be affected by the construction sector in 2025?  Are we going to have any interruptions with the supply chain? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 2: Welcome back to a new season of Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about what exactly to expect from a new year and a new administration. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 2 (10:02 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to ASA members about what we can be optimistic about and what to be worried about going into the new year… specifically with the business side of things. Regulation… the cost of compliance is out of control. Are businesses really struggling?Compliance contradictory… why?     The notion of the growth of the market, what is driving it? Advancement with data centers and AI, is this good news? Is there progress with consumers?What will we question in the next six months?  What is concerning the business community?    What will happen with trades and tariffs?  Chip development, what does that mean?  Labor… immigration restrictions, will the economy go into crisis?    Are there shifts in shipping containers overseas?What is the bottom line? Do we actually know what will happen? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 3: Keith Prather: Dr. Kuehl’s partner at Armada; talks to members about tariffs. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week, but we are still back with a special economic update podcast hosted by Keith Prather: Managing Director at Armada. In Season 5, Episode 3 (6:43 in length), Keith talks to members about where things are with tariffs.     Tariffs on the EU & brick nations… where are they going?Tariff increase affecting automotives, industrial, manufacturing, and construction goods?  Blanket tariffs on these countries, what can we expect?   What have we seen in the past with tariffs? How many tariffs were approved?  Three different waves of exclusions on tariffs, why?      What exclusions would be focused on in this next wave? Will tariffs create harm on the competitive section of the supply chain?     What is the tariff process? Has this changed at all?When will we see the first tariff hit? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 4: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about updates with the housing & building sectors and what track we are on… what should ASA members keep in mind? ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 4 (9:29 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about a basic update on the residential & nonresidential sector, considering the accuracy that things could change. Residential & non-residential construction sectors - how fast are the rates growing?What is driving this construction sector?Data centers & technological advances, how are those affecting the nonresidential sector?Residential sector booming in some parts of the country vs. others… why??Why are people moving? Where is there a decline of population? ASA members – where is the growth tracking?? Where will it be?What to follow when development is concerned… three main drivers: what are they? What are the challenges for these three drivers?Are we going into a successful period for business expansion? Will there be hits and misses? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 5: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about updates with the new presidential administration. What is being discussed and what is being signaled? ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 5 (8:47 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the new presidential updates. What are the challenges with a new administration?What two things are a priority?? Are these fundamental?Compliance cost… how has that number changed from ten years ago to today?What can regulatory activity really do? Can we see it moving forward?What to do with USAID? What is it? Why is it spending so much money?What is the origin of USAID? What has changed since then?How do you reform something without destroying it? Focus on emphasis on the energy sector – why is it so important now?Data centers, high tech, how do we stay consistent with other goals and businesses? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 6: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about updates with all the changes that are happening so fast in the economy now. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 6 (8:16 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the latest changes in the economy. Trump is putting independent people in charge, what are everyone’s goals?Treasury department goals… what is happening? Will these govern the department no matter what?Getting control of the long-term bond market, why is this important to ASA members?Residential housing controlled by interest rates – why does this relate to the long-term bond market?High yields, high mortgages, what changes will we see?Why have the yields gone up so dramatically?How can we get the yields down in the U.S.?Are treasury bonds still in demand?Banking sector slowed down, what activity will we see from the treasury department?Doug Bergum – why should ASA members keep interest on him?Pay attention to who is in charge of what… will this be a good things? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 7: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about tariffs. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 7 (6:54 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the impact tariffs have and what is really going on. Have tariffs always been the go-to tool?What were they originally used for?Negotiation & trade – How does this play into tariffs as an incentive?Tariffs on Mexico & Canada, how long will this go on?Does this back and forth help businesses or hurt them?Immigration & the border – are we seeing this negotiation all around the world and not just the U.S.?Tariff %, what are we seeing?Trump being very communicative on decisions, does this help anything?Will we see a lot of reprieves this year?Tariffs are on again, off again… what advice does Chris have for ASA members? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 8: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about uncertainty. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 8 (6:23 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the general issues of uncertainty for businesses. Tariffs – are they still the number one thing that’s being talked about?What are businesses really concerned about?Can ASA members adjust to just about any kind of change?Change is not unusual, but do we have an opportunity to react to it?Are tariffs the number one thing to worry about? What really keeps ASA members awake at night? Workforce? Regulation? Taxation? Inflation?Will tariffs deteriorate? Will there be a policy in place?What is the playing field going to look like? Something will have to change…what will be negotiated?Looking ahead, will we still be dealing with this by summer and fall? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 9: Keith Prather: Dr. Kuehl’s partner at Armada; talks to members about automotive tariffs and what will the impact be overall for the economy and the automotive industry? ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week, but we are still back with a special economic update podcast hosted by Keith Prather: Managing Director at Armada. In Season 5, Episode 9 (6:48 in length), Keith talks to members about the latest automotive tariffs. What does the automotive agreement have to do with tariffs?What will this agreement mean until the negotiation in 2026?What happens in the automotive industry with the parts that are sourced globally?What % of all finished vehicles are imported into the United States? What % of the vehicle components are outsourced? Will there be a lot of transitions moving forward?What has to take place to get new facilities up and running?Overall % of the market that is quickly taken care of by U.S production will be slow… why?Will the tariff impact raise pricing on vehicles?Is there any guarantee that the tariff requirements will soften? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 10: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about TARIFFS. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 10 (9:10 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about tariffs and tries to discuss where we are with the tariff policies. Do tariffs actually accomplish what is being sought all by themselves??Tariff policies – is this a simple and easy concept?What is the problem with not having access to what is being tariffed? What does the United States need to start producing?What happens when a tariff is imposed? When will a tariff be lifted?Should tariffs be permanent?How do you reassure an American company that this is not a temporary deal?What is the bigger plan?? What are the next steps?What is the United States struggling with setting up an industrial policy?Are tariffs easy to get around?What do we really want? What is the intent? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 11: Keith Prather: Dr. Kuehl’s partner at Armada; talks to members about the latest updates on this roller coaster ride of tariffs. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week, but we are still back with a special economic update podcast hosted by Keith Prather: Managing Director at Armada. In Season 5, Episode 11 (8:15 in length), Keith talks to members about the latest tariff decisions. What was the reciprocal tariff? What did the U.S. think would happen? What did the Federal Government actually do? What is the effective tariff rate? What changed in the treasury market?? Why do ASA members need to care about what happens? What kind of crisis happened on Tuesday and what was forced in place? Most countries have a 10% based tariff except China… why? What are we noticing with the volatility in the treasury market? What was the latest CPI and producer price index rates? Is this conflicting? Why do we still have all this volatility?? Will there be a recession? What will the second quarter bring? Should we be worried? Are we seeing any stability in other markets? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].

Season 5, Episode 12: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris breaks down what’s happening in Congress, what the newest inflation and job data is showing, and what might be around the corner for consumers and our industry. ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 12 (6:31 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the latest developments in trade policy, tariffs, and how these changes are shaking up the U.S. manufacturing sector. Is there any movement when it comes to trade and tariffs?Is the economy truly suffering, or is it just reacting? Are we moving too fast on policy shifts? Outside products – how is this affecting the manufacturing sector of the United States?What do we do to bolster that sector?? Has there been any conversation?What are the next steps with tariffs? Are the orders permanent?What conversation is currently happening in congress?Overall economic sphere – how big is the reaction?Inflation, recession, consumers, job numbers… what’s the latest data?What should we know? Will things be different next week? Ask Dr. Kuehl a Question Have a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].