Segments From This Episode

• The latest inflation reading and what to expect at the Fed

  by Nova Safo

  The July reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge came in this morning as expected: The PCE Price Index rose 0.2% month over month. To discuss, we're joined by Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial in New York.

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• Consumers snap up tech despite economic pessimism

  by Henry Epp

  

  And especially the Nintendo Switch 2.

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• A case study of what happens when central banks lose independence

  by David Brancaccio, Meredith Garretson Morbey, Emma Condon and Ariana Rosas

  

  We can look to Hungary for an example of what happens when a central bank’s role becomes more political than economic.

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