1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (215+ words) Trade wars. Financial panics. Inflation. How come it feels like it's all bad news in the global economy these days? Economist Eswar Prasad's answer: something he calls the "doom loop.' That's where massive geopolitical and economic forces feed off each…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (292+ words) It's a weird time for jobs numbers. Another month, another jobs report pushed back by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Averaging two private sources, ADP and Revelio Labs: an estimated 4,500 jobs were added in January. Sounds like " not many.And,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1518+ words) Planet Money staffers at the annual AEA meeting Nick Fountain/NPR hide caption For most Americans, the Super Bowl is this Sunday. But for several of us at Planet Money, and several thousand economists from all around the world, our…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (120+ words) Pete from Nashville is really worried about inflation. Not the kind that hurts your wallet, but the kind that takes your head off. He's suffering from "lasticophobia'. Is filling up your tires to the point of explosion a reasonable worry?...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (212+ words) Kevin Warsh has been tapped as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. We're sure that he'll have a lot of questions about how to run the Fed if confirmed. So we put together this briefing.On today's show, three…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (457+ words) President Trump announced he plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council, weighs in. So what might Kevin Warsh look like as the chair…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (789+ words) President Trump plans to nominate former central banker Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, in hopes that Warsh will follow his roadmap towards much lower interest rates. Warsh served on the Fed's governing board from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (237+ words) David Wessel of Brookings tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Warsh has been critical of the Fed in recent years and is promising a shakeup. Let's talk through this appointment now with David Wessel. He's the author of a book called…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (694+ words) The dollar continues to sink " but is that a good thing for the U.S. economy? President Trump seems to think so. On Tuesday, he said he welcomed the decline. Compared against a basket of major foreign currencies, the dollar is now…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (360+ words) President Trump has been pressing the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates more aggressively, but the central bank voted to hold rates steady for now, as it tries to bring down inflation. The cost of borrowing money is holding steady…...