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Marketplace

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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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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

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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
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May 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
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May 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
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May 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
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Apr 29, 2026

Powell's farewell?

Federal Reserve monetary policy and interest rate decisionsJerome Powell's tenure and leadership transitionInflation trends and core inflation movements
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Apr 28, 2026

Central banks move in step, for now

Central Bank Monetary Policy CoordinationFederal Reserve Interest Rate ExpectationsMedicaid Reimbursement Rate Cuts
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Apr 24, 2026

When does AI become a spending suck?

Federal Reserve Chair Confirmation ProcessAI Token Economics and Cost ManagementEnterprise AI ROI Measurement
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Apr 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
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Apr 22, 2026

Boeing bounces back

Boeing 737 MAX Production RecoveryCommercial Aircraft Market CompetitionMaritime Supply Chain Disruption
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Apr 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
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Apr 11, 2026

"Marketplace" Live

Federal Reserve Policy and Interest RatesInflation Persistence in Housing and ServicesAI Bubble Risk and Corporate Debt
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Apr 10, 2026

Navigating long-term unemployment

Inflation and Consumer Price IndexLong-term unemployment and job market mismatchesFederal Reserve monetary policy constraints
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Apr 7, 2026

The crackdown on prediction market insider trading

Inflation Expectations and Consumer BehaviorPetrodollar System and Currency AlternativesPrediction Market Regulation and Insider Trading
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Apr 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
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Apr 3, 2026

Gas vs. gas

March 2026 Jobs Report and Labor Market DynamicsWage Growth Slowdown and Purchasing Power ErosionConsumer Spending Bifurcation by Income Level
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Apr 2, 2026

When will oil markets recover?

Oil Market Recovery Timeline and PricingStrait of Hormuz Strategic ImportanceU.S. Tariff Policy Volatility and Economic Impact
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Mar 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
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Apr 1, 2026

Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary

Tariff Policy and Economic ImpactU.S.-China Trade RelationsGlobal Trade Agreements and Realignment
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Mar 2, 2026

Overnight, a wartime economy

Oil Market Shock and Energy PricingNatural Gas Supply Disruption (Qatar LNG)Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Risk
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Feb 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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