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Kai Ryssdal
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Mar 17, 2025
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  • Will homebuyers spring at lower rates?
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    Plus, the U.S. wants Chinese consumers to spend more. Also: souffles and the USDA.

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  • The weakening dollar
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    After reaching a two-year high in January, one measure of the U.S. currency’s value has tumbled. Plus: tariffs and GDP, restaurant productivity and new tech for blind sports fans.

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  • Could economic feelings become fact?
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    Employee confidence in the future of their workplace fell to a 9-year low. Plus, tariffs, prebiotic soda, grocery prices and potentially toxic wildfire debris.

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  • Remember tariff exclusions?
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    They were a big deal for businesses that imported specialty steel and aluminum goods back in 2018. Plus, stagflation and rising cocoa prices.

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  • Selling a “completely destroyed” home
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    A homeowner and real estate agent describe selling a house razed in the LA fires. Plus, federal cuts could hurt fragile rural health care providers.

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  • The contrarian jobs report
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    Employment dropped in February, but the number of jobs went up. Confused? We’ll explain.

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  • This isn’t the 2018 trade war
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    High inflation expectations complicate things for Jay Powell’s Fed. Plus, banks are stuck with depreciated bonds and job searchers should prepare to be “in it for the long haul.”

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  • Uncertainty is a certainty
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    The softening labor market, falling Treasury yields and a fuzzy service sector can all point to the multiplying economic unknowns. Plus, entrepreneurship booms and a soybean farmer worries.

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  • Tariff pain and retaliation
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    President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada are here. Plus, why chain drug stores are struggling to stay afloat.

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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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