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Dec 14, 2022

What happens when the Fed starts to pump the brakes on raising rates

Today, we’ll examine the Federal Reserve’s changing agenda and what it means for lenders and consumers. Plus, a look at the EU’s emissions tax on imports.

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Segments From This Episode

It's Fed Day in America
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal puts the year’s last Federal Open Market Committee meeting into context and breaks down Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.
The Fed is easing up on interest rate hikes. Here’s how that could affect the economy.
by Justin Ho
Allison Dinner/Getty Images
The rates on some types of loans have already been coming down.
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With overuse of antibiotics, superbugs continue to evolve
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
As antibiotics are overused and misused, superbugs keep evolving.
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What’s a “carbon border adjustment mechanism,” and what does it mean for U.S. exports?
by Andy Uhler
Gregor Fischer/Getty Images
The EU already imposes an environmental charge on EU-made goods. Its new plan would assess the same charge on imports.
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No place like home
With rising sea levels and chaotic weather, many coastal communities are considering relocation, or “managed retreat.” From Marketplace’s “How We Survive,” Amy Scott visits one Louisiana community that’s weighing its options.
"Will I change my career?"
Michael Durant, a New York CPA, talks about life and work after finishing law school.