Supply chain repair, labor hoarding, and r-star. Entering the economic war zone: Planet Money : NPR

After a period of high inflation, the United States is finally feeling some relief from “deflation.” But why is inflation slowing down?

Three Planet Money hosts attempt to answer this question while competing to be crowned the winner of our very own reporting challenge, Economic War Zone!

It’s economic news meets high-stakes reality TV competition! Will our contestants be able to impress our celebrity judges? How will they manage to incorporate their mystery ingredients? Who will take home the championship belt? Tune in for the premiere episode of Economic War Zone!

This episode is hosted by Keith Romer, Amanda Aronczyk, Erika Beras, and Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. James Sneed produced this episode with help from Emma Peaslee. The show is edited by Molly Messick, curated by Cena Loffredo, and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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