Segments From This Episode

• The 30-year Treasury yield above 5% signals that investors see the U.S. as riskier proposition

  by Henry Epp

  

  The downgrade of the country’s credit rating by Moody’s hurt investor confidence. So has trade policy, and ballooning federal debt.

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• From elopements to diaper rash, economists weigh in on so-called recession indicators

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sofia Terenzio and Nicholas Guiang

  Ethan Struby, assistant professor at Carleton College, Cara McDaniel, clinical professor at Arizona State University, and Tabitha Knight, professor at Willamette University, talk about why people are searching for signs of a recession.

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• Existing home sales slow as buyers have more options

  by Amy Scott

  

  Spring housing supply is the highest in five years.

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• After a pandemic downturn, U.S. cities are growing again. That's good news for this economy.

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Big cities are cauldrons for innovation — and the pay’s better.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• There are more houses for sale in the U.S., but not enough buyers that can afford them

  by Samantha Fields

  

  In a balanced housing market, households making about $100,000 a year should be able to afford 60% of homes. Today, they find less than 40% within reach.

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• The restaurant reservation turf war

  by Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban and Iru Ekpunobi

  

  Restaurants being used as pawns between OpenTable and Resy is showing how much capturing big spenders in these categories matter to credit card companies, said Priya Krishna at the New York Times.

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