Episode

Is AI the answer to inflation?

Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published: Jun 18, 2026
Duration seconds: 479
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Summary

While the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates steady yesterday, the path ahead for rates is far from certain. One big factor is artificial intelligence, which new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh thinks can help workers produce more, adding to the supply of whatever a company makes with the same resources. Today, we'll unpack the argument, then paint a picture of the labor market and dig into energy lessons from the 1970s.