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In today’s episode, Preston Caldwell, senior U.S. economist for Morningstar Research Services, discusses the U.S. debt ceiling, banking sector crisis, and strong jobs market.IntroductionDisney’s Disappointing Fiscal Q2 PayPal Strong Start to 2023Shopify’s Stellar Quarter Talk about where it looks like inflation is headed.  -What are your thoughts on whether we're headed toward an 11th interest rate hike or a pause?What's happening in the jobs market?What is the debt ceiling and how does it work?Are there any other areas that people should be looking out for if debt default were to happen?What kind of fallout will recent bank failures have on the economy?3 Inflation-Fighting ETFsRead about topics from this episode.  Disney Earnings: Smaller Streaming Losses Are Nice, but Subscriber Growth Needs ReinvigoratingPayPal Earnings: Growth Picks Up, Strong Margin ImprovementShopify Earnings: Strong Results as Revenue and Profitability Top ExpectationsFed’s Powell Hints at—but Doesn’t Commit to—a Pause After the Latest