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Feb 14, 2018

02/14/2018: What next, Jay Powell?

(Markets Edition) It turns out inflation is running higher, based on new data from the Consumer Price Index. We’ll talk to Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, about whether we should worry about these figures and what we should expect from the Federal Reserve. Afterwards, we’ll look at allegations that the VIX Index, a measure of the stock market’s expectations of volatility, is rigged. 

A view of the Federal Reserve building.
A view of the Federal Reserve building.
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(Markets Edition) It turns out inflation is running higher, based on new data from the Consumer Price Index. We’ll talk to Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, about whether we should worry about these figures and what we should expect from the Federal Reserve. Afterwards, we’ll look at allegations that the VIX Index, a measure of the stock market’s expectations of volatility, is rigged. 

02/14/2018: What next, Jay Powell?