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U.S. economy
What does inflation look like?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 23, 2021
Inflation’s been hard to find in this economy for years, but what if that changes?
U.S. economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter
Jan 28, 2021
Last year saw the worst decline for U.S. GDP in 74 years.
Fed plans to keep interest rates near zero through 2023. What else can it do for the economy?
Sep 17, 2020
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said another relief package from Congress will likely be needed.
U.S. debt is hitting historic heights. How much of a problem is that?
Sep 3, 2020
The last time the deficit was this high, as a percentage of the total economy, was 1946.
U.S. economy shrank at record-breaking 33% rate last quarter
Jul 30, 2020
It's by far the worst quarterly plunge ever.
Fed Gov. Lael Brainard on the longest shutdown in history
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 18, 2019
The economy has been "pretty healthy," she says, but the shutdown is one of the downside risks the Fed is watching.
Outgoing AEI president wants a healthy "competition of ideas"
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 30, 2018
Arthur Brooks explains why ideas are the engine of the economy.
For public good, not for profit.
Trump's State of the Union: Our predictions
Jan 30, 2018
Here's what we'll be listening for tonight.
With tax out of the way, trade will be on Trump’s January agenda
Jan 4, 2018
With a sweeping tax overhaul out of the way, trade could be the next big item on President Donald Trump’s agenda. In the next few weeks, he’ll be making decisions about protecting U.S. industries from global competition. But he’s facing pressure from those who say tariffs will only hurt the U.S. economy. Click the audio […]
The U.S. dollar loses ground
by
Ryan Kailath
Jan 2, 2018
The value of the dollar dropped some 10 percent in 2017. That’s the greenback’s worst performance in more than a decade. And analysts say the dollar could lose even more ground this year. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.