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Two inflation Indicators: Corporate greed and mortgage rates

Two inflation Indicators: Corporate greed and mortgage rates

FromPlanet Money


Two inflation Indicators: Corporate greed and mortgage rates

FromPlanet Money

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Corporate profits are soaring. So are prices. Can corporations just not raise prices? Would that fight inflation? We examine this theory making the rounds. Then, we go inside the pipes of the economy to see how mortgage rates connect to that recent rate hike by the Federal Reserve. | Subscribe to our sister podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. It's daily, and always less than 10 minutes.
Released:
Mar 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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