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Kai Ryssdal
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Sep 21, 2026
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  • Caught in the Canada trade war crossfire
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    We hear from small businesses affected by Trump’s latest trade war target. Plus: Treasury yields, a Fed rate hike, and “LinkedIn lunatics.”

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  • Home improvement stores feel the pinch
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    Cash-strapped shoppers are holding off on home renovations. We’ve also got a new AP class, the public versus private data debate, and the future of global energy demand.

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  • Bond traders take a turn in the spotlight
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    The yield on 10-year Treasury notes hit 5% — the highest since 2007. Plus: Venmo ghosting, fiscal dominance, and climibing mortgage rates.

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  • Imports are way, way up
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    Nationally, August saw the third-highest level of container imports ever. Plus: the non-college-educated labor market, children’s clothing, and the history of an iconic statue.

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  • A cast of hawkish central bankers
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    The Fed is expected to raise rates, alongside Japan and the EU. Plus: U.S. dollars, a backyard tiny home, diesel prices, and payment plans.

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  • Inflation trumps wage gains
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    Real hourly wage gains fell, again. Plus: labor productivity, Northeast housing, and early retirement.

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  • What's the new normal for global oil?
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    Reduced production and high prices are likely to continue into next year. Plus: AI drugmakers, solar panel manufacturing, home renovation, and tariff refunds.

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  • The case for healthcare price caps
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    What if there was a limit on how much hospitals could charge for care? Plus: adjustable-rate mortgages, $100 oil, and homebuying with a friend.

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  • Canada taxes back
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    We trace the historic trade relationship between the U.S. and Canada. Plus: Indie bookstores, community organizing, fake deodorant, and small business sentiment.

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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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