Segments From This Episode

• Can the Federal Reserve squeeze out inflation without squashing growth?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Bringing the economy in for a “soft landing” — taming inflation without bringing on a recession — has proven difficult for the Fed in the past.

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• In a time of war, “sustainability of the government is No. 1,” says former Ukraine finance minister

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Ukraine’s economy is being strangled, says Natalie Jaresko, citing the need for international support as well as Russian reparations.

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• Global pharma industry weighs Russian operations

  by Lily Jamali

  

  Drugmakers have pulled some nonlifesaving products, hesitating to punish ordinary Russians by withdrawing vital treatments.

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• Already short on bus drivers, school districts now face soaring diesel fuel costs

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The price of diesel is up 50% over a year ago. Some districts are turning to COVID relief funds to cover the increased cost.

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• The EU has sworn off Russian steel. That could be bad news for the environment.

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Russia makes steel the dirty, old-fashioned way. Europe hoped its trade relationship could spur a cleanup.

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• The nickel market has gone bonkers

  by Matt Levin

  

  Russia invading Ukraine is a big reason that prices skyrocketed.. But it’s not the whole story.

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