• The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

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  • A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.
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  • It's hard out there for a Fed chair

    It's hard out there for a Fed chair
    May 8 2025
    President Trump has flirted with firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell since returning to office, but can he legally do that? Not without good cause. Today on the show, the danger of Trump's amped up attacks on Powell and the Fed's independence.

    Follow Chris Hughes on Substack.

    Related listening:
    A primer on the Federal Reserve's Independence (Apple / Spotify)
    Arthur Burns: shorthand for Fed failure?

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

    Fact-checking by     Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    9 mins
  • Why do shrimpers like tariffs?

    Why do shrimpers like tariffs?
    May 7 2025
    Many businesses are scared of what President Trump's tariffs will mean for their industry. However, the shrimping industry is one that doesn't seem to be worried. In fact, shrimpers say they welcome them. On today's episode, why shrimpers are embracing the tariffs and whether economists agree that this tariff is good for Americans.

    Related episodes:
    Tariffied! We check in on businesses (Apple / Spotify)
    Go ask ALICE about grocery prices (Apple / Spotify)
    What the cluck is happening with egg prices? (Apple / Spotify)

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

    Fact-checking by     Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    10 mins
  • What do farmers do in a trade war?

    What do farmers do in a trade war?
    May 6 2025
    Two American farmers tell us how they're feeling about a trade war that targets the soybean industry's biggest customer: China.

    Related episodes:
    How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report? (Apple / Spotify)
    Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious (Apple / Spotify)

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

    Fact-checking by     Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

    Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    10 mins

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