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Yes, This Economy Is Confusing

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Is Anyone Thinking About Me?

The Fed Reserve has this job of making sure that everybody that is looking for a job and is able to get a job should be able to find one. But at the same time, they're also responsible to make sure that there's price stability. To accomplish both goals, it only has one tool, which is the inter-rate. The best thing we can do is try to get those prices down and get those prices stabilized.

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