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Kai Ryssdal
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  • The AI inflation roller coaster
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    AI is likely to accelerate inflation over the course of the next year, but some economists say it could eventually bring the prices of goods and services down. Plus, we’ll look at garage sales, restaurant matchbooks, and how a union is saving on healthcare.

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  • Inflation sped up in May. What's to blame?
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    High energy prices were a big factor — even when you take literal energy costs out of the equation. Plus: cargo shipping, screwworm, GDP, and Gen Z dating.

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  • High inflation or ... high inflation?
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    Wall Street is betting inflation could tick up in the near future. Plus: mortgages, sustainable brands, beekeeping, and resilient consumers.

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  • A "starter" home for $1 million?
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    Prices for would-be first-time homes have even outpaced overall housing inflation. Plus: manufacturing, a “forever” home, and Brexit through the eyes of a honey seller.

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  • Inflation is moving the wrong way
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    Kai speaks with Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee. Plus: beef prices, oil reserves, AI-driven inflation, and buried carbon.

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  • What's with the uptick in homebuilder incentives?
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    A period of high borrowing rates has homebuilders offering deals and freebies to stir up demand. Plus: Hotel housekeeping, planetary sunshades, and grantwriting.

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  • Warsh wants to keep markets guessing. Will it work?
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    We break down whether forward guidance helps or hurts the economy. Plus: GPS, an Iran agreement, the labor market, and used RVs.

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  • When the going gets tough, just keep spending
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    Just don’t peek at your savings account. Plus: Hobbies, household formation, and reserve currency.

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  • AI corporate bonds are booming
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    Firms like Nvidia need heaps of cash to build out the AI infrastructure they’ve promised. Plus: Commercial solar power, San Francisco real estate, an apple farmer, and Fed press conferences.

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Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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