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Marketplace
363 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. "Marketplace" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.
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People · top 20
Companies · top 20
Topics · top 10
Retail Sales and Consumer Spending PatternsInflation Impact on Consumer BehaviorU.S.-China Economic Relations and DecouplingThucydides Trap in Global EconomicsProgrammatic Advertising and AI AutomationTelevision Upfronts and Media BuyingUndersea Fiber-Optic Cable InfrastructureRed Sea Geopolitical DisruptionArctic Cable Route DevelopmentBusiness Inventory Management
Analyzed Episodes
May 14, 2026
Trump & Co. take a trip to China
Retail Sales and Consumer Spending PatternsInflation Impact on Consumer BehaviorU.S.-China Economic Relations and Decoupling
View AnalysisMay 13, 2026
Another inflation alarm bell
Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation and wholesale-to-retail price transmissionMiddle East conflict impact on global oil and diesel supply chainsFederal Reserve interest rate policy and inflation management
View AnalysisMay 8, 2026
Who's getting those tariff refunds?
April 2025 Jobs Report and Labor Market StabilizationAI Sector Bubble vs. Underlying Economic GrowthTech Industry Layoffs and Automation Impact
View AnalysisMay 5, 2026
Let's check in on the U.S. trade deficit
Treasury Bond Yields and Long-Term Interest RatesU.S. Trade Deficit and Tariff Policy EffectivenessGeopolitical Impact on Energy Markets and Inflation
View AnalysisApr 29, 2026
Powell's farewell?
Federal Reserve monetary policy and interest rate decisionsJerome Powell's tenure and leadership transitionInflation trends and core inflation movements
View AnalysisApr 28, 2026
Central banks move in step, for now
Central Bank Monetary Policy CoordinationFederal Reserve Interest Rate ExpectationsMedicaid Reimbursement Rate Cuts
View AnalysisApr 24, 2026
When does AI become a spending suck?
Federal Reserve Chair Confirmation ProcessAI Token Economics and Cost ManagementEnterprise AI ROI Measurement
View AnalysisApr 23, 2026
Yet another stockpile scramble
Short squeeze mechanics and meme stock volatilityManufacturing sector strength and precautionary inventory buildingPrice caps as economic policy tool and historical precedent
View AnalysisApr 22, 2026
Boeing bounces back
Boeing 737 MAX Production RecoveryCommercial Aircraft Market CompetitionMaritime Supply Chain Disruption
View AnalysisApr 14, 2026
Vietnam is in its workforce golden age
Vietnam's demographic dividend and workforce golden ageU.S. tariff policy impact on manufacturing investmentDiesel fuel surcharges and supply chain costs
View AnalysisApr 11, 2026
"Marketplace" Live
Federal Reserve Policy and Interest RatesInflation Persistence in Housing and ServicesAI Bubble Risk and Corporate Debt
View AnalysisApr 10, 2026
Navigating long-term unemployment
Inflation and Consumer Price IndexLong-term unemployment and job market mismatchesFederal Reserve monetary policy constraints
View AnalysisApr 7, 2026
The crackdown on prediction market insider trading
Inflation Expectations and Consumer BehaviorPetrodollar System and Currency AlternativesPrediction Market Regulation and Insider Trading
View AnalysisApr 8, 2026
U.S. Treasurys aren't selling like they used to
U.S. Treasury Market DynamicsForeign Investment in U.S. DebtFiscal Deficit and National Debt
View AnalysisApr 3, 2026
Gas vs. gas
March 2026 Jobs Report and Labor Market DynamicsWage Growth Slowdown and Purchasing Power ErosionConsumer Spending Bifurcation by Income Level
View AnalysisApr 2, 2026
When will oil markets recover?
Oil Market Recovery Timeline and PricingStrait of Hormuz Strategic ImportanceU.S. Tariff Policy Volatility and Economic Impact
View AnalysisMar 31, 2026
A fuel-driven economy
Aluminum commodity pricing and supply chain disruptionWar-driven energy market volatility and natural gas shortagesCoal resurgence in Asia and climate policy suspension
View AnalysisApr 1, 2026
Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary
Tariff Policy and Economic ImpactU.S.-China Trade RelationsGlobal Trade Agreements and Realignment
View AnalysisMar 2, 2026
Overnight, a wartime economy
Oil Market Shock and Energy PricingNatural Gas Supply Disruption (Qatar LNG)Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Risk
View AnalysisFeb 27, 2026
Fast-casual meal deals are upon us
Tariff Policy and Supreme Court RulingProducer Price Index and Inflation StickinessData Center Construction and AI Infrastructure Spending
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