Jimmy Chen
speaker
345 appearances
47 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 20 Jan
Jimmy Chen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 17 in all, peaking in Oct 2025 with 8.
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But now the central bank is also worried about hiring and the labor market, which it can try to shore up by lowering rates to stimulate spending.
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Trump has been pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates all year.
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Myron was the only dissenting vote.
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He wanted a bigger rate cut.
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Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.
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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower the costs of borrowing, and investors are already celebrating.
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All three major U.S.
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stock indices hit record highs last week, despite mounting concerns over the health of the US economy.
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The Fed has been trying to cool inflation by keeping interest rates relatively high, but now it's also trying to shore up the job market, which is showing signs of weakness, and cutting rates could help.
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The decision will also be closely watched for political reasons.
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The Fed is supposed to be independent, but President Trump is trying to exert more control over it and has been pressuring the Fed to lower rates for months.
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Maria Aspen and Pierre.
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More than a hundred and fifty million Americans get their health insurance through their employer, and now the price they pay is about to go way up.
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Employers who provide health benefits are bracing for the highest cost increase in fifteen years.
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That's according to a new survey from Mercer, a benefits consultant.
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The drug companies, hospitals, health insurers, and other for-profit companies that control much of the US healthcare system have been raising prices.
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That gets passed on to employers, and now most employers told Mercer they're going to pass on some of those price hikes to their workers.
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That means most workers will see higher paycheck deductions for healthcare premiums next year and higher out of pocket costs.
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Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.
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Inflation inched higher last month, up 2.9% from a year ago, as consumers are paying more for groceries and gasoline.
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