Amid a federal government shutdown that delayed critical economic data, Marketplace hosts Kai Ryssdal, with reporters Kate Davidson and Courtney Brown, examined the implications for the Federal Reserve's policy decisions, ongoing tariff impacts on consumer prices, and labor market strains
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