Segments From This Episode

• Yellen: “Progress on inflation is not going to be a straight line”

  by Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban and Sarah Leeson

  

  The Treasury secretary says “people don’t need to lose their jobs” to cool down the labor market.

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• The bond market yield curve is inverted — which some economists think foreshadows a downturn

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The yield for a two-year note is roughly a whole percentage point higher than the yield on the 10-year Treasury right now. And that often precedes a recession.

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• Amid persistent inflation, just what is “discretionary” spending?

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Retailers’ financial results show weaker spending on nonnecessities like electronics. Here’s where consumers are pulling back.

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