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Nancy Marshall-Genzer

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Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.

Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.

In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.

Latest Stories (1,676)

Will AI lead to layoffs? New data from CEOs says no

KPMG's latest U.S. CEO Outlook survey finds that more than 70% of corporate executives feel AI "will not dramatically change their workforce."
"What we feel is that these technologies like generative AI and AI are going to augment the skills of workers and employees," said KPMG's Paul Knopp.
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November's Fed meeting will move to avoid Election Day

Sep 18, 2024
Because there happens to be an election on the Tuesday when the Fed would normally meet.
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Economic issues take the stage during the presidential debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sparred over various topics, including tariffs and inflation.
Tariffs and the Affordable Care Act were two issues that received airtime during the presidential debate.
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The federal government has two main measures of inflation. They don't agree.

Sep 9, 2024
The CPI shows consistently higher inflation than the PCE because it emphasizes different prices. Their gap has been wider than usual.
One reason for the gap between CPI and PCE inflation numbers? The CPI asks consumers how they're spending their money, while the PCE measures all money spent by consumers and businesses.
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Mountain hikes, cowboy hats: Why the Fed's Jackson Hole event is the hottest ticket in econ

Aug 19, 2024
An invitation-only chance to get up close and personal with Chair Jerome Powell.
From left to right, President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, and chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (all sans cowboy hat) during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium 2023.
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What can we learn from political polarization in a Michigan swing county?

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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How the economy is influencing voters in a Michigan swing county

Aug 8, 2024
For most avowed Trump voters, it's the most important issue. For most avowed Harris voters, it isn't.
Democrat Skyelar Kavanagh says the economy is not a top issue for him, but trans and queer issues are, along with reproductive rights.
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How businesspeople in swing state Michigan view the economy

Aug 7, 2024
Like many of their customers and colleagues, they're feeling some pain.
Darious Howard says a third of his co-workers at an auto parts plant were furloughed for longer than usual.
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How the consumers of Kent County, Michigan feel about the economy

Aug 6, 2024
The regional economy isn't in bad shape, but many folks say it's hard to get by.
Adreanah Neely says it's hard to find a job right now in Kent County.
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As the Fed holds interest rates steady, Powell says "it's a difficult balancing act"

Aug 1, 2024
But some former central bank officials think the Fed's risking a recession.
"That time [for a rate cut] could be in September, if the data support that," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.
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