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America’s got a power grid problem

2024/7/12

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Daniel Cohan

David Gurra

Dominique Baker

Joshua Rhodes

Kimberly Adams

Rachel Siegel

Ramtin Siashani

Samantha Fields

Susan Dudley

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Rachel Siegel：本周美联储主席鲍威尔就通货膨胀问题在国会作证，他表示需要更多积极的数据才能开始降息。最新的通货膨胀数据喜忧参半，但整体向好，这使得9月份降息的可能性增大。美联储现在也开始更多地关注就业市场，因为通胀风险已经趋于平衡。 David Gurra：尽管批发物价指数(PPI)略高于预期，但消费者物价指数(CPI)下降，这表明美联储对抗高通胀的努力正在奏效。这增强了美联储降息的信心。然而，临近总统大选，美联储的决策可能受到政治因素的影响。有人认为，美联储2%的通胀目标可能不再合适，因为实现这个目标可能需要牺牲就业市场。但美联储主席鲍威尔坚持2%的目标。 David Gurra: 尽管本周批发价格指数上升，但消费者价格指数下降，这表明美联储在控制通货膨胀方面取得了进展。市场对CPI数据反应积极，这增加了美联储在9月份降息的可能性。然而，考虑到即将到来的总统大选，美联储的决策可能受到政治因素的影响。此外，有人质疑美联储2%的通胀目标是否仍然适用，因为达到这一目标可能需要以牺牲就业为代价。但美联储主席鲍威尔重申了其对2%目标的承诺。

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Nearly a million Texans are without power after Hurricane Beryl damaged an already fragile energy grid. As they wait for the lights come back on, we’ll explain why pretty much the whole country needs costly energy grid updates, especially as climate change makes weather more extreme. Also in this episode: Students who attended for-profit colleges are drowning in debt, and legal experts break down what might happen to federal regulatory agencies without the Chevron deference.

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America’s got a power grid problem