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

Highlights

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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.
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Fewer teens are getting paid jobs
The episode reports a continuing decline in the number of teenagers holding paid jobs.
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Decline in single-family homebuilding
The episode covers a slowdown in new construction of single-family homes.
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Traffic expanding beyond rush hour
The episode notes that traffic congestion now spreads well beyond traditional morning and evening peaks.
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The booming cowboy boot market
The episode reports that the cowboy boot market is experiencing a significant sales boom.
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