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Wholesale inflation rose from 2.8% in October to 3.0% in November, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. But where inflation is headed is as much about how consumers feel as it is about what wholesalers are paying.

Wendy Edelberg at the Brookings Institution tells Kai why bond markets haven't reacted to the Department of Justice investigating the Fed Chair.

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Alan Blinder, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, about what the investigation might mean for the future of the Fed and monetary policy.

Here’s how small businesses are looking at the two prongs of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate — keeping prices stable and employment steady — after news of the DOJ probe.

The Fed doesn’t just set interest rates. It needs to be able regulate banks independently too, to make sure the financial system keeps running in good and bad economic times.

The FOMC hasn’t cowed to political pressure from the Trump administration to make drastic interest rate cuts.

There are far fewer new job seekers in the U.S. due to Trump’s restrictive immigration policies. As a result, the goal posts for what healthy job growth looks like have also changed.

The interconnectedness of the global economy may force the Fed to eventually follow suit.

Two officials voted to keep the rate unchanged, while Stephen Miran, whom Trump appointed in September, voted for a half-point cut.

Bond traders seem to be betting that rates may already be close to a level that keeps inflation down and the labor market strong.