Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post and Jeanna Smialek at the New York Times about the October jobs report and the state of monetary policy.

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• Wage growth cools in October

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Average hourly earnings rose 4.1% year-over-year in October; the rate peaked near 6% in March 2022. The slowdown in wage growth is helping the Fed wrestle inflation lower.

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• Paperless billing is costing the paper industry. But storeless shopping helps.

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Revenue for the U.S. paper mill industry has declined in recent years. E-commerce, though, has stirred a boom in cardboard packaging.

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• Just how much can the Fed affect financial conditions in the economy?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  These financial conditions include the rise and fall of the bond markets or the cost of borrowing money. The Federal Reserve does not have direct control over these conditions, but it tries to influence them.

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• Schools turn to tech for solutions to bus driver shortage

  by Carrie Jung

  

  Alternatives to traditional school bus transportation include carpooling platforms and apps reminiscent of ride-hailing.

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