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  • Sep 22, 2022

    The Fed’s head issues a warning

    The Fed’s head issues a warning
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    We check in on the Federal Reserve following the interest rate rise. Melinda Gates tells us the world needs to check itself when it comes to some big goals.

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  • Sep 22, 2022

    Japan sells dollars to buy yen

    Japanese yen notes.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Japanese government is snapping up its own currency for the first time in decades in a bid to stop the yen tumbling past 24-year lows. Elsewhere in Japan, Honda says it will continue to restrict production into a second month in October as it struggles with supply chain issues. And Beijing’s ongoing zero-COVID strategy comes up against local resistance in China.

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  • Sep 21, 2022

    Awaiting the rise of the interest rates

    WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen on September 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to hold its two-day meeting on interest rates starting on September 20.
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    The Fed announces its plan for interest rates today, and it’s widely expected to raise them. We discuss many things inflation with David Kelly of J.P. Morgan. Oil and gas prices spiked this morning on the heels of Vladimir Putin’s announcement to mobilize reservists for the war in Ukraine.

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  • Sep 21, 2022

    When it comes to fighting inflation, the Fed sets the tone for the rest of the world

    Wall Street often uses the minutes from Federal Reserve meetings to predict market trends, but the meeting notes don't always reflect current economic information.
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    The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest move on interest rates today. While inflation is a global problem, we look at how the Fed ends up determining how the world fights it. An attorney helps us dive into the machinations surrounding the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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  • Sep 21, 2022

    Europe’s competition chief says “energy crisis is accelerating the green transition”

    Europe's competition commissioner says we need more investment in more environmentally-friendly technologies.
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    From the BBC World Service: Margrethe Vestager, one of the European Commissioner’s executive vice presidents and its competition commissioner says funding alternative technologies is a crucial element in the transition away from Russian energy supplies. Plus, Germany reaches a deal to nationalize one of its gas giants. Uniper has been struggling after Russia significantly curtailed gas supplies to Europe in response to western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    The world’s central banks are also raising interest rates. Here’s why that could be bad.

    Stock traders tend to fear the higher interest rates that often accompany inflation. But inflation can also signal a healthy increase in economic activity.
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    How much is too much when it comes to fighting inflation? As central banks across the globe raise interest rates, there’s concern that all that raising could make things worse. The U.N. holds its first full in-person meeting of world leaders in years. We explore how supply chain issues have cooled off hot chicken businesses in Nashville.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    Russia restricts gas flow – this time to China

    Russia's energy giant Gazprom exports gas to Poland and Bulgaria. As of today, the two countries are completely cut off.
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    From the BBC World Service: Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned energy company, is temporarily shutting down a pipeline to China. In Indonesia, a new digital privacy law could see huge fines and prison time for offenders. And, the European Commission’s competition watchdog, Margaret Vestager, talks to Marketplace about the future of Big Tech.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    The fight against inflation is affecting the housing sector

    Real estate firms' tech-driven practice of ibuying homes has stoked controversy, but the inadequate supply of housing pushes up prices and affects millions of Americans.
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    The housing market remains a rough place for both buyers and sellers under the cloud of inflation … and also rising interest rates. An expert helps explain how gerrymandering can actually impact credit.

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  • Sep 19, 2022

    Prepare for even higher interest rates

    Prepare for even higher interest rates
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    The Fed will most likely raise interest rates during its two-day meeting, which begins tomorrow. Here to discuss that with us is Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives. The BBC checks in with news from the Queen’s funeral in London. A hurricane has once again left much of Puerto Rico without power.

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  • Sep 19, 2022

    This week could change the trajectory of the U.S. economy

    This week could change the trajectory of the U.S. economy
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    The Fed is about to begin its two-day meeting on interest rates. More scrutiny awaits the somewhat chaotic “buy now, pay later” landscape. What does it mean to have “anti-racist” layoffs?

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