cover of episode The economy doesn’t love the heat, either

The economy doesn’t love the heat, either

2024/6/17
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The U.S. bond market has seen a rally with yields falling, influenced by investor expectations of the Federal Reserve's future actions on interest rates.

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A stretch of the U.S. is under a heat advisory this week — but summer starts Thursday. When we talk about a “hot” economy, it’s usually a good thing, but in real life, extreme heat sends economic productivity downhill. We’ll get into why. Also in this episode: Retailers launch copycat sales to compete with Amazon Prime Day, Baltimore longshoremen are finally back to work and the bond market is booming.