Segments From This Episode

• Musk-led DOGE has access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system. What will they do with it?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Wendy Edelberg of Brookings says “political malpractice” might be a bigger risk to economic stability than the government’s massive borrowing.

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• There are lots of moving parts on tariffs right now, but one constant is uncertainty

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Over the weekend, President Trump announced he’d be moving forward with tariffs starting tomorrow. Then, Mexico and the U.S. struck a deal to delay those tariffs for one month as the two negotiate border security.

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• The manufacturing sector bounced back a bit in January. Its future’s full of uncertainty.

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Nobody knows how tariffs will hit.

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• “We’ve got to be more careful and prudent of how fast rates could come down,” says Chicago Fed chief

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Austan Goolsbee says the central bank is keenly monitoring how changing economic policy is influencing inflation and employment.

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• Baker’s treats have identity, family in the mix

  by Katie Reuther

  

  Inspired by her Korean heritage and young daughters, Marissa Ferola plans to open a brick-and-mortar bakery in Massachusetts.

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