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Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.
Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.
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Fed cuts rates by quarter percentage point — and rips up playbook for next year
Dec 19, 2024
The December rate cut was expected. But the Fed also reduced the number of expected rate cuts for 2025.
What a second Trump term would mean for the central bank
Nov 8, 2024
On Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell wouldn’t rule out an interest rate hike next year, though that's not the plan at this point.
People are ghosting big-name dating apps, as smaller platforms make a splash
Oct 22, 2024
Robyn Exton, CEO and founder of the sapphic dating app HER, explains how the online dating market has changed over the years.
Do presidential candidates really need your money at this point in the race?
Oct 14, 2024
At this point in the race, your $7 donation probably won't tip the scales in favor of either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.
Will AI lead to layoffs? New data from CEOs says no
Sep 18, 2024
KPMG's latest U.S. CEO Outlook survey finds that more than 70% of corporate executives feel AI "will not dramatically change their workforce."
November's Fed meeting will move to avoid Election Day
Sep 18, 2024
Because there happens to be an election on the Tuesday when the Fed would normally meet.
Economic issues take the stage during the presidential debate
Sep 11, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sparred over various topics, including tariffs and inflation.
The federal government has two main measures of inflation. They don't agree.
Sep 9, 2024
The CPI shows consistently higher inflation than the PCE because it emphasizes different prices. Their gap has been wider than usual.
Mountain hikes, cowboy hats: Why the Fed's Jackson Hole event is the hottest ticket in econ
Aug 19, 2024
An invitation-only chance to get up close and personal with Chair Jerome Powell.
What can we learn from political polarization in a Michigan swing county?
Aug 9, 2024
Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer visited Kent County, Michigan, to hear how voters there feel about the economy. Here's what she learned.