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Erika Soderstrom

Associate Producer

Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Erika Soderstrom

  • Nov 4, 2021

    It’s tapering time for the Fed

    The Federal Reserve building is seen on March 2021 in Washington, D.C. The Fed's tapering of bond-buying and upping of interest rates is likely to be a slow, gradual process.
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    Also today: Diane Swonk offers up some insight for our discussion about the markets. Airbnb is set to announce its earnings, and it’s also trying to make efforts to get on the good side of communities. We take a closer look at how the cap and trade system deals with carbon emissions. 

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  • Nov 4, 2021

    How rising prices illustrate weaknesses in the transition to clean energy

    The transition to clean energy not only needs to move faster, but also better, according to Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist.
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    Also today: The Federal Reserve is beginning to wind down its bond-buying program, which it started to support the economy during the pandemic.

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  • Nov 4, 2021

    Scandal-ridden Credit Suisse announces a sweeping overhaul

    Scandal-ridden Credit Suisse announces a sweeping overhaul
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    From the BBC World Service: The Swiss bank will expand its banking services for wealthy clients and scale back its investment banking, which has faced scandals including fraudulent loans and corporate espionage. Plus, fresh data shows global emissions have almost completely bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. And, why people in the west African country of The Gambia can’t sell their solar power, frustrating attempts to move away from fossil fuels as a source of energy.

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  • Nov 3, 2021

    What does the Fed have in store for the US economy?

    Karen Petrou, author of "Engine of Inequality," laments that investors win and savers lose. "Every time the Fed steps into the market, the markets go up. The markets run by the Fed's clock," she says.
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    Also today: Supply chain issues might not have the same kind of impact on crafty retail sites such as Etsy, but there are still other logistical challenges. The BBC examines just how large inflation may loom over the U.K., especially through the eyes of one of its largest vegetable producers.

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  • Nov 3, 2021

    How an aging workforce adds to the lifespan of labor shortages

    How an aging workforce adds to the lifespan of labor shortages
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    Also today: Democrats are adding a provision on prescription drugs to the Biden social spending plan. We also look into how bus drivers, who have been indispensable during the pandemic in many parts of the country, are asking for better wages and working conditions.

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  • Nov 3, 2021

    Big banks and insurers vow to help reach carbon neutral by 2050

    Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney explained at COP26 how his Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero works.
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    From the BBC World Service: Now, 450 of the world’s biggest banks and insurers have signed up to a climate coalition led by former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. But, environmental campaigners have questioned the sincerity of their commitments. Plus, Australia and New Zealand ratify the world’s biggest trade deal, which won’t include the United States. And, as central bankers try to figure out what to do about rising prices, we go to an English farm to find out how big a problem inflation really is in Britain.

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  • Nov 2, 2021

    CEOs are putting their money where their diversity goals are. Can that work?

    SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 10: Bobby Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, and technology spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference.
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    Also today: Jeffery Cleveland discusses how bond traders and central banks are reacting to simmering inflation questions. Police unions are locked in a debate over vaccine mandates.

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  • Nov 2, 2021

    Biden administration to tighten grip on methane containment

    A new report from the New York Times delves into stock trades by a number of lawmakers that may present a conflict of interest.
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    Also today: We continue our discussion with David Brooks, who wrote about the impact of an elite “creative class” in America 20 years ago and has revisited the topic in The Atlantic.

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  • Nov 2, 2021

    Can the world halt and reverse deforestation like this by 2030?

    Among the signatories is Brazil, where large parts of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down, some illegally.
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    From the BBC World Service: Large areas of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have been cut down, some of it by illegal loggers. Now, more than 100 world leaders meeting at COP26 in Glasgow are pledging $19 billion of private and public money to try and tackle this issue. Plus, leading nations plan to set rules promoting low-carbon technology. And, should Chinese consumers be concerned as authorities urge people to stock up on basic supplies?

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  • Nov 1, 2021

    Flight cancellations plague American Airlines

    What will 2021 look like for air travel? American and Southwest lost billions of dollars in 2020.
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    Also today: Julia Coronado helps prep us for the flood of data we’ll be seeing this week in relation to the markets. We look into how the push from companies for people to get their holiday shopping done early falls into the grand marketing machine. The BBC checks in regarding the COP26 climate change conference in Scotland.

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