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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.

Episodes by Nancy (44)

Marketplace Morning Report

Red Lobster's woes go beyond just bottomless shrimp

May 20, 2024
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The latest in the tense back-and-forth between the U.S. and China

May 20, 2024
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Unemployment claims jump more than expected

May 9, 2024
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Uber underdelivers

May 8, 2024
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A mixed bag from Disney

May 7, 2024
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A Goldilocks jobs report

May 3, 2024
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Stocks open higher

May 2, 2024
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Wall Street opens lower

Mar 15, 2024
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Stocks open higher

Mar 8, 2024
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Wall Street’s momentum continues

Feb 23, 2024
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Federal Reserve holds steady on rate hikes for now

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 21, 2023
Announcing its decision yesterday, the Fed also signaled it could hike rates one more time before year's end.
In his news conference on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that there are economics headwinds that could make a soft landing more difficult.
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What the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections can reveal

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 20, 2023
The quarterly report gives clues about how members of the Federal Open Market Committee see the economy and what future steps they might take.
In addition to an announcement on interest rates, the Federal Reserve will release its Summary of Economic Projections on Wednesday.
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As Federal Reserve meets, economic headwinds blow

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 19, 2023
Consumers facing high energy prices and other burdens may cut back on spending, cooling the economy but, the Fed hopes, not sending it into recession.
The Federal Reserve hopes that things like rising energy prices will help curb consumer spending without spawning a recession.
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How will Medicare decide a fair price for drug negotiations?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Aug 30, 2023
Dan Gorenstein of Tradeoffs explains what factors the federal insurance program will look at and what the next steps are.
The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law last year gives Medicare new muscle to try to negotiate lower drug prices.
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Will we get less gloom and doom from Jay Powell at Jackson Hole?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 17, 2023
In 2022, Powell warned of painful moves to get inflation under control.
At last year's Jackson Hole Symposium, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of the pain that rising interest rates will cause.
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August 15th is Mothers' Equal Pay Day this year

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Aug 14, 2023
In other words, it takes eight extra months for working mothers to finally catch up to what fathers made in 2022.
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Trying to boost diversity over margaritas at the Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 9, 2023
There's been a push to make the annual gathering more reflective of the country's demographics.
Every August, economists and central bank officials gather for the Jackson Hole Symposium. In recent years, there have been efforts to diversify its attendants.
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Some Republicans are exploring a new position on student loan debt

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 31, 2023
The proposal bucks the party's usual laissez-faire approach.
To have your student loan debt discharged by a judge, one must prove it’s causing them “undue hardship."
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Immigrant workforce reaches near record level

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 6, 2023
Foreign-born workers are continuing to play a crucial role in a tight job market.
Tisheeka Wallace is assistant manager of Pacci's Trattoria, where immigrants make up one-fifth of the workforce.
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Banks in Turmoil

No more business as usual for the Fed

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 29, 2023
Technology that can cause banks to fail overnight could force the Federal Reserve to upgrade its infrastructure, while continuing basic regulation to prevent failures from occurring in the first place.
Silicon Valley Bank's problems wouldn’t have been solved by an instant Fed bailout, said Wharton professor Itamar Drechsler.
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