It's not an easy time to be at the Federal Reserve, says fmr. NEC Director Gene Sperling

And this week's economic reports haven't made it easy to decipher the state of the economy. This morning's retail sales showed consumers kept spending in July, but consumer sentiment for the month month dropped to its lowest level since May. These reports come after yesterday. We saw wholesale prices rising far more than expected, but CPI was lighter than expectations, at least on the top line. Joining us now is Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council under President Obama and Presid ...