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Mar 2022
50m 32s

Slate Money - Proxy for Vibes

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About this episode

This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Elizabeth Spiers, co-author of the Slate Pay Dirt column. They talk about whether the fed hike is a big deal, the American dollar and why it might not be around forever, and Citigroup providing red state employees travel benefits to access abortion clinics. 


In the Plus segment: Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrawing her nomination for Fed vice chair.


Mentioned In the Show: 

Axios Markets” by Emily Peck and Matt Phillips 

Poll: Just 24% of workers think their employer cares about their well-being” by Emily Peck

 

Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth


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