Marketplace WWJPD?
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Aug 21, 2025 
Mitchell Hartman, a Marketplace reporter, dives deep into unemployment claims and the Federal Reserve's upcoming decisions. He sheds light on how rising rates affect job seekers. Joining him is Ellen Cushing from The Atlantic, who explores the spicy food trend, linking it to economic factors and Gen Z’s taste for intense flavors. Together, they connect food, art, and economics, sharing how emerging tariffs and cultural shifts influence various industries, from the grocery store to Indigenous art markets.
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Labor Market Is Softening
- Rising unemployment claims signal a softening labor market as more people stay on benefits and hiring cools across sectors.
- The labor market is transitioning with demand contracting faster than supply, which could push unemployment higher.
Powell To Emphasize Data And Framework
- Jay Powell's Jackson Hole speech will likely emphasize the Fed's framework and the need for more data before major moves.
- He may signal that rate cuts later this year could be appropriate but will be conditional on incoming data.
Why Vision AI Trails Language Models
- Vision-language models convert image patches into 'words' so LLM techniques can apply to images.
- Visual AI lags language models because rich, well-labeled image-text data is far scarcer than text corpora.