Segments From This Episode

• What would a lower Fed rate mean for spenders and savers?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  A Fed interest rate cut would impact interest rates for consumer debt and savings accounts.

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• China's residents feel the pinch of climbing prices

  by Jennifer Pak

  China’s inflation rose a bit higher than expected in July. Official statistics show consumer prices increased 0.5% last month from the same time last year. Inflation for pork, one of the most common sources of protein in people’s diet in China, was particularly high.

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• What can we learn from political polarization in a Michigan swing county?

  by David Brancaccio, Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Erika Soderstrom

  

  Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer visited Kent County, Michigan, to hear how voters there feel about the economy. Here’s what she learned.

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