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Episode 456Jun 17, 2021

The Fed is changing how it thinks about this economy

Plus: An update on that couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters and the nuances of America’s newest federal holiday.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the higher inflation we’re seeing now in some parts of the economy is temporary, and unemployment is still too high.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the higher inflation we’re seeing now in some parts of the economy is temporary, and unemployment is still too high.
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We’re going to get a little wonkier than usual today, because there’s a complex but important change happening in the way the Federal Reserve seems to think about the labor market and this economy more broadly. Plus: An update on that couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters and the nuances of America’s newest federal holiday.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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The Fed is changing how it thinks about this economy