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Kai Ryssdal
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Oct 5, 2022
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services in June.

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  • When a shrinking job market isn’t so bad
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    Job openings were down in August, a positive sign for Fed policymakers. Plus, a chemical giant in Germany faces potential gas rationing.

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  • Workers in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, build a pipeline for transporting natural gas from the new, nearby liquefied natural gas terminal to the Etzel underground storage facility.
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    Europe wants to stockpile natural gas imports, but there are big hurdles. Plus, the climate crisis could make coal pollution worse.

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  • Even economists can’t make sense of this economy
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    Consumer spending is robust despite high inflation, and that’s throwing a lot of economists for a loop. Plus, relief supplies to Puerto Rico were delayed because of a 100-year-old law.

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  • Container ships anchored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October 2021.
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    Today, we check in on the container ship backlog at America’s busiest port complex. Plus, the fertilizer industry dodges a bullet.

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  • The heavy cost of a strong dollar
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    Today, a look at how a strong U.S. dollar is impacting economies around the globe. Plus, how pay transparency laws are playing out.

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  • A culprit behind rising prices? Remote work.
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    New research by the San Francisco Fed finds that remote work may account for more than half of overall home price increases. Plus, a women’s college goes coed in response to financial uncertainty.

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  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23, 2022 in New York City.
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    Financial markets around the world are looking at economic conditions and not liking what they’re seeing. Plus, the costs of a kindergarten education and the tug of war over inflation and growth in the United Kingdom.

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  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 26.
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    The soft landing the Federal Reserve hopes for the economy appears increasingly out of reach. Plus, a battle over water rights in Nevada.

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  • Walmart employees walk down an aisle during Black Friday shopping on November 29, 2019 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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    It’s hiring time for seasonal workers, but there may be fewer of them this year. Plus, turning the idea of a personal brand on its head.

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About the show

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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