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How much power does the Fed really have?

How much power does the Fed really have?

Marketplace vor 2 Monaten

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Another month, another PCE report that put annual core inflation
meaningfully above the Fed’s 2% target. The central bank has been
fighting high inflation for more than five years now. At a
certain point, you might start to wonder, does the Fed even have
the power to fix it? Also in this episode: Consumer confidence
falls, transportation durable goods orders tick up, and Arizona’s
Great Recession-era bid to save the state budget offers insight
into how AI might change our tax structure.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

Inflation is stuck above 2%. Can the Fed really do anything
about it?

Consumers are pessimistic about the next six months

How Arizona's "Capitol-ism" points to a potential tax fix for
the AI age

What's driving an increase in orders for transportation
equipment?

Running a historic motel off Route 66 is no easy pursuit

The Gila River Indian Community "walks the walk" on water
conservation