Let's import some inflation
· 26 min
Episode Let's import some inflation
The price of imported goods, sans energy, was up 4.5% year-over-year in July. Data center buildout is driving that jump — imported computer prices were up 17%. In this episode, we explain why import price inflation is distinct from regular inflation and what that leap means for Fed rate-setting. Plus: U.S. oil firms ink deals with Venezuelan producers, the Treasury excecutes on major bond buybacks, and Kai meets a duo trying to turn Hollywood upside-down — or, at least, vertical.
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Read the stories in today’s episode:
• What happens when import prices skyrocket? More inflation, of course • U.S. oil companies ink production deals with Venezuela • Microdramas get the "Hollywood treatment" at this new studio
Links in the notes 6
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- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/19/import-prices-are-shooting-up-they-could-fuel-inflation
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/19/us-oil-companies-ink-production-deals-with-venezuela
- https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/19/knockout-shorts-gives-vertical-video-the-hollywood-treatment
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