Will low interest rates drive up consumer spending?

Jul 7, 2016
Though interest rates are low, markets have been volatile.
Interest rates are low because of economic uncertainty.
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Weekly Wrap: Where European politics meet Fed monetary policy

Jun 17, 2016
Nela Richardson and Cardiff Garcia join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week that was.
(She's probably not going to raise rates)
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May's jobs report provide pointer to Fed

Jun 3, 2016
The economy added 38,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May — a number much lower than experts predicted.
The May jobs report is one of the last major economic data points the Federal Reserve will look at before its meeting this month.
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By one measure, that million-dollar home in San Francisco isn’t as expensive as it seems

May 30, 2016
Low interest rates and rising incomes might offset prices, but affordability is still a problem
San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses, 2014. 
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Why did inflation increase in April?

May 17, 2016
The latest Consumer Price Index shows the largest monthly increase in more than three years.
 Clothes are displayed at a Manhattan store on May 17, 2016 in New York, New York. Consumer prices are up, according to the consumer price index.
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Weekly Wrap: Why the Fed hasn't raised interest rates again

Apr 29, 2016
Catherine Rampell and John Carney join Kai to recap the week that was.

For public good, not for profit.

The Fed still planning interest rate hikes — but when?

Apr 25, 2016
Economists predict the Fed will hold off on raising interest rates this week.
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Interest rate hike looking unlikely — for now

Mar 16, 2016
Whether inflation is growing helps determine the Federal Reserve's decisions on raising interest rates.
The Federal Reserve is set to make an interest-rate announcement later Wednesday. 
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