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Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2018
In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.
Jerome Powell listens as President Trump announces Powell as nominee for Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017.
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I've Always Wondered ...

Which economic stats matter most?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 9, 2018
Our listener asks which economic statistics are the best predictors of future economic performance.
A financial professional loosk at his computer screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day Dec. 16, 2008 in New York City. 
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Changing the way we measure inflation could boost Social Security benefits

by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean McHenry
Oct 6, 2017
Using an index that's representative of retirees would mean a bigger monthly check, but it's a tough sell.
Social Security checks are placed in bins before they are mailed at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia in 20005.
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Rent rises nudge CPI higher

by Andy Uhler
Jun 16, 2016
Rent has been increasing faster than inflation for years, now.
Rent prices are on the rise as city-living increasing in popularity with millennials. 
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Indie Economics

Is inflation a problem? Look at income brackets

by David Brancaccio
Oct 20, 2014
The bottom 40 percent of Americans make less now than they did 25 years ago.
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The Marketplace Inflation Calculator

Inflation to a twenty-something

by Tobin Low
Oct 7, 2014
A look at the Consumer Expenditure Surveys from 1989 and 2013.
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How will low inflation complicate the Fed’s plans?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 17, 2014
Today's CPI numbers came in low despite Yellen's hint that interest rates could be on the upswing.
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What's pulling up the Consumer Price Index

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 15, 2014
Consumer prices increased more than expected. So what’s becoming more expensive, and why?
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Commentary

'Chained CPI' hurts seniors

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 10, 2013
Obama's proposal to recalculate the rate of inflation hurts seniors who spend more on health care than the rest of us.
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Fiscal Cliff

Alternate inflation index could save billions

by Mark Garrison
Dec 13, 2012
To avoid the fiscal cliff, some want to change the Consumer Price Index to reflect lower real inflation. That would cut Social Security payments.
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