Segments From This Episode

• Inflation can start from perceptions — that’s why the Fed surveys consumers

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  If people think prices will rise, they will modify their behavior. That could, in turn, lead to price hikes.

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• The child tax credit is a first shot at stability for some families

  by Caroline Champlin

  

  The monthly payments can lead to small changes that have long-term effects, experts say.

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• To understand the Fed’s bond-buying dilemma, picture a lake

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  A Columbia Business School professor explains quantitative easing and the Feds’ $120 billion per month bond-buying program with an analogy.

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• Benefits of clean energy far outweigh costs, report shows

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Clean Energy Futures found that a U.S. transition to 80% clean electricity by 2030 would produce a net benefit over $1 trillion.

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• What’s a point on the Dow, S&P or Nasdaq?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Our listener asks what constitutes a “point” on the major stock market indexes.

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