Inflation Held Steady in August, Pushing the Fed Towards a Rate Hike
· 13 min · Episode 4522
Episode Inflation Held Steady in August, Pushing the Fed Towards a Rate Hike
P.M. Edition for Sept. 11. New data from the Labor Department show that inflation held steady at 3.4% last month. As Journal economics reporter Justin Lahart explains, that puts pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates at its meeting next week. Plus, Anthropic found that Iran used the company’s AI tools to target U.S. forces in the Middle East. And on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, we look at how travel security measures have changed with reporter Alison Sider. Alex Ossola hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Links in the notes 7
- https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-report-august-2026-e2b1e5e7?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://www.wsj.com/news/author/justin-lahart?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/anthropic-says-iran-used-its-american-ai-model-to-target-u-s-navy-warships-67583e05?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-nation-remembers-25-years-after-9-11-u-s-mourns-a-growing-number-of-victims-5cd810ac?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://www.wsj.com/news/author/alison-sider?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.