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Aug 3, 2020

With the dollar down, where are global investors turning instead?

Is it all bad news that the U.S. dollar is down? Still no agreement to extend additional unemployment aid. U.S. action on Chinese companies may go beyond TikTok. And, amid calls for more police accountability, body cameras get more attention.

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Segments From This Episode

Why has the U.S. dollar dipped 10% since March?
Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, says it’s not all bad news when it comes to the dollar.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. may impose sanctions on a "broad array" of Chinese software companies
Marketplace’s Scott Tong has more.
We're still waiting to see how Congress and the White House will extend pandemic unemployment aid
And so many families are depending on those additional benefits. Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.
For police equipment company, body camera business has been booming
by Heather van Blokland
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Body cameras have become a point of debate over police accountability.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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With the dollar down, where are global investors turning instead?

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Segments From This Episode

Why has the U.S. dollar dipped 10% since March?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. may impose sanctions on a "broad array" of Chinese software companies

We're still waiting to see how Congress and the White House will extend pandemic unemployment aid

For police equipment company, body camera business has been booming

Music from the episode

The Team