"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks falling consumer sentiment, tariffs, and the week’s economic news with Heather Long at the Washington Post and Jordyn Holman at the New York Times.
Dollar joins stocks and consumer confidence on downward path
by Mitchell Hartman
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The greenback falls to a 10-year low against the Swiss franc. A sense of risk around U.S. assets is undermining their safe-haven status.
The Numbers
by Kai Ryssdal
That drop in car insurance costs may soon be in the rearview mirror
by Caleigh Wells
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Tariffs could hike the costs of accidents and further strain the insurance industry.
With higher tariffs, expect more tariff evasion
by Matt Levin
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You might get around tariffs by lying about what goods you’re importing, their value or where they’re from. But the penalties are severe.
In this economy, six figures ain’t what it used to be
by Kristin Schwab
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Even high earners feel sour about price inflation and the rising cost of housing.