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Marketplace · July 1, 2026 · 25m

What would make Kevin Warsh consider a "Fed put?"

The episode questions whether a "Fed put" — the expectation that the Federal Reserve will rescue markets — would promote stability, and explores Kevin Warsh's perspective as Fed Chair. It also covers a range of economic stories: a decline in teen paid employment, a slowdown in single-family home construction, the use of prediction markets for natural disasters, traffic spreading well beyond rush hour, and a surge in cowboy boot sales.

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Canon

The episode explores how prediction markets are now being used to forecast natural disasters.

Highlights

Will a "Fed put" stabilize markets?
The episode examines whether an implicit Federal Reserve commitment to support falling markets (a "Fed put") actually promotes financial stability.
Fewer teens are getting paid jobs
The episode reports a continuing decline in the number of teenagers holding paid jobs.
Decline in single-family homebuilding
The episode covers a slowdown in new construction of single-family homes.
Traffic expanding beyond rush hour
The episode notes that traffic congestion now spreads well beyond traditional morning and evening peaks.
The booming cowboy boot market
The episode reports that the cowboy boot market is experiencing a significant sales boom.
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