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Inflation may be losing steam … here and there
Oct 14, 2022

Inflation may be losing steam … here and there

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Think of inflation as a runner. Price increases are slowing in some sectors but going strong in others. Plus, the pros and cons of owning an e-bike.

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Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Amara Omeokwe at the Wall Street Journal and Kate Davidson at Politico about the dismissal of Britain’s chief finance minister and what persistent inflation will mean for both the economy and monetary policy in the U.S.

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Inflation may be losing momentum. But not everywhere.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 14, 2022
Labor Department numbers for September show inflation slowing in some sectors.
In this economy, inflation is running at different speeds in different sectors.
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How would a Kroger-Albertsons merger change grocery prices?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 14, 2022
Kroger would become a bigger competitor against giants like Walmart, giving it more bargaining power over suppliers.
Though Kroger recently announced plans to buy Albertsons, it's unclear what that would mean for customers' grocery bills.
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Some struggle economically as China's 20th Communist Party Congress begins

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 14, 2022
Under President Xi Jinping, tech and real estate oversight has tightened, while the private tutoring sector has been flattened.
A sign celebrating the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary sits prominently in a commercial center in Shanghai in 2021.
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E-bikes are soaring in popularity, but some still have reservations 

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Oct 14, 2022
"I find myself looking at the other bikers going slowly and going ‘just get out of my way,’" says Ian Bogost, contributing writer at The Atlantic.
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Music from the episode

Planet Telex Radiohead
Running Up That Hill Kate Bush
Reflektor Arcade Fire
Baghdad Sun Apollo Brown
Test Drive Vulfpeck
Breaking Your Silence Generationals

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I
Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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