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Inflation
Wages are still rising. Because employers are still feeling the pressure to pay more.
May 26, 2022
Apple is the latest big employer to announce it's hiking hourly pay. The market for in-person work is especially competitive.
For teachers, add inflation to the causes of burnout
by
Jarrett Dang
May 20, 2022
And that’s on top of the fact that teacher pay was already relatively low.
For this Detroit restauranteur, business is still "day to day"
by
Sean McHenry
May 18, 2022
For Lester Gouvia, chef-owner of Norma G's Detroit, business in the pandemic economy has been a "rollercoaster."
Former Chair Ben Bernanke takes long view of Federal Reserve's current challenges
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Marketplace Staff
May 17, 2022
“I think it's important to look back at history,” said the former leader of the U.S. central bank.
How looking back at the Fed’s past can help us understand its future
by
Ben Bernanke
May 17, 2022
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's new book charts a history of “remarkable innovation and change.”
Energy is getting more expensive. More middle-income families are struggling to pay.
May 16, 2022
Between a quarter and a third of U.S. households are said to be energy insecure, and many don't qualify for aid.
Cloud of inflation hangs over retailers, consumers as Memorial Day sales approach
May 16, 2022
As consumers think about the impact of inflation on their wallet, retailers are devising ways to welcome them into their stores for sales.
For public good, not for profit.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "Whether we can execute a soft landing or not, it may actually depend on factors that we don't control."
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Marketplace Staff
May 12, 2022
"I think the one thing we really cannot do is to fail to restore price stability," Powell told Kai Ryssdal.
Inflation eases, but uneasy consumers expect more price hikes
May 11, 2022
Will worries about higher costs down the road lead to curtailed spending?
With money to spare, some states look to tax breaks to ease inflation
by
Andy Uhler
May 10, 2022
How and when the breaks are applied will vary from state to state.