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5 min readThe Federal Reserve meets this week, and while markets expect the central bank to hold rates steady at this meeting, the real action is expected in September. But the Fed’s newfound silence—Chairman Warsh has scrapped the forward guidance that used to tip the central bank’s hand—means the usual certainty is gone. Meanwhile, a separate story is quietly tearing through the labor market: more than 300,000 Haitians are set to lose their temporary protected status today, and with it, their ability to work in the United States. The episode covers both developments, plus a surprisingly upbeat business sentiment survey, a hyper-local experiment in guaranteed income, and a closer look at a cheap climate fix hiding in airplane contrails.
The Fed: Holding steady, but the market sees a September hike
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:34) **Fed Holds Steady, But September Hike Looms** - The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at this week's FOMC meeting, but markets are pricing in a potential hike in September.
- 2 (04:34) **Businesses Are Cautiously Optimistic, Consumers Are Glum** - The NABE survey shows businesses improved sales and efficiency in Q2, but the University of Michigan reports consumer sentiment at a record low.
- 3 (07:38) **Baltimore's Hyper-Local UBI Club Helps Federal Workers Laid Off by Trump-Musk Cuts** - A community group in Baltimore is redistributing money from higher-earning members to those who lost federal jobs, acting as a small-scale safety net.
- 4 (12:25) **Market Close and Cracker Barrel CEO Shakeup** - The Dow gained 262 points, the Nasdaq fell 43, and Cracker Barrel's CEO stepped down after a logo backlash.
- 5 (15:33) **TPS Cuts Will Tear Through the Labor Market** - Over 300,000 Haitians are set to lose Temporary Protected Status, removing more than 200,000 workers from the U.S. economy at once.
- 6 (18:17) **The Cheaper Climate Fix: Avoiding Airplane Contrails** - Managing contrails could reduce aviation's warming impact by up to 69% at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels.
- 7 (23:22) **My Economy: The Circus That Revived a Small Town** - The New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, Vermont, has become an economic engine for the local community.
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More than 330,000 Haitians lost their ability to legally live and work in the U.S. this week. A recent Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for refugees from certain countries. In this episode, why the policy change will deliver a swift blow to the healthcare sector. Plus: Economists weigh the Fed’s next interest rate move, businesses report cautious optimism in new survey, and a Baltimore club redistributes wealth to neighbors in need.
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Read the stories in today’s episode:
- Economists share their Fed expectations
- Businesses report optimism, despite all the economic uncertainty
- A new kind of club wants people to share the wealth
- What the end of TPS for Haitians could mean for the labor force
- To reduce their climate impact, airlines target contrails
- Circus school balances world-class programs with small town values
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