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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.
Latest Stories (1,665)
Why the U.S. wants more limits on Americans' private investment in Chinese firms
Feb 28, 2023
Washington is looking at economic ways to counter China's influence — especially when it comes to companies linked to the country's military.
Formerly a cash cow, the Fed is now losing "about $2 billion a week"
Feb 1, 2023
The central bank invested in securities to get the economy through the pandemic recession.
What the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation measure can tell us
Jan 25, 2023
The personal consumption expenditures price index, better known as the PCE, tracks what we paid for goods and services in the previous month.
Business economists seem a little more optimistic, survey finds
Jan 23, 2023
A majority still think the country is headed for a recession. But the majority's shrinking.
How much should interest rates keep rising? Fed officials now disagree
Jan 23, 2023
Some officials want a 0.75% rate hike at the next meeting. Others think a 0.5% increase is enough.
For Black and Latino families, inflation can hit even harder
Jan 18, 2023
A recent New York Fed report finds that households in these demographics have experienced higher-than-average rates of inflation.
Why consumers are pulling back on spending
Jan 17, 2023
A New York Fed survey shows consumers are cutting back. But inflation means they're paying more for the same stuff.
Why your paycheck isn't keeping up with inflation
Jan 16, 2023
The average paycheck lagged behind inflation in 2022, and the higher prices are hitting low-wage workers the hardest.
With all eyes on interest rates, the Fed's shifting balance sheet flies under the radar
Dec 14, 2022
The Fed's balance sheet is one of its devices that's managed to avoid the spotlight.
A new documentary about economic hardship comes from an unlikely auteur: Congress
Dec 7, 2022
The film highlights the struggles of three American families — in hopes of generating empathy in troubled political times.