Segments From This Episode

• Is shelter inflation data the most timely measure of housing costs?

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  As some CPI data lags, economists consider new rental data to better understand where housing costs are now.

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• Uptick in gas prices could threaten consumers’ confidence

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Inflation at the pump is in the pipeline for August. It would likely show up right before the Fed’s September interest rate meeting.

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• By 2050, demographic shifts could mean a very different global economy

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  Today, nearly a third of Japan’s population is over the age of 65. Compared to how much wealthy nations’ populations will age in the coming decades though, Japan “is only the tip of the iceberg” says New York Times journalist Lauren Leatherby.

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• How rideshare drivers feel about robot competition

  by Matt Levin

  

  Among other issues, how does a driverless car deal with drunk passengers?

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• What’s AI gonna do with your money?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Many of the ChatGPT plugins or other financial AI tools seem designed to make advisers’ jobs easier, not replace them. At least for now.

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• Checking in on the path of pandemic homebuying

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Three real estate agents explain how their communities have changed.

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