Inflation held steady in August. Yay?

Segments From This Episode

• Yields on long-term government debt have soared above 5%. What if they don't come down?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  Tara Sinclair at George Washington University helps explain why we should care about the rising cost of borrowing.

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• The Fed's preferred inflation measure was lower than expected in August. Is that a good thing?

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  In August, headline inflation was up 0.3 percentage points from the month before, measuring a steady 3.4% year over year.

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• Can the U.S. just grow its way out of debt?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the country can “grow” its way out of debt. Is growth enough?

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• Immigration crackdown adds delays, costs to South Texas construction

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Immigration enforcement has made it harder and more expensive to find workers, delaying construction in markets like the Rio Grande Valley.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• More people are looking for seasonal work this year. So far, it's hard to find

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Seasonal hiring announcements are unusually quiet heading into the holiday season, according to new data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

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• There are more private security guards than police. How much are they paid?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Mika Ellison

  

  Kurtis Lee, economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains why there’s such high demand for private security guards in a time of more visible threats of violence in public spaces.

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