Following a weak jobs report and looking ahead to Wednesday's inflation data, NPR's A Martinez speaks to Diane Swonk, chief economist at the accounting firm KPMG U.S., about the state of the economy.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened more than expected in the first quarter amid a shortfall on the primary income balance, government data showed on ‌Wednesday.

What is the current U.S. Macro Set-Up? Our Chief Equity Strategist and Economist, John Blank, should be able to help us understand this. He’s here with me now. 1. Is this referring to current U.S.