Consumer credit creep

Inflation's uneven toll is the through-line of this Marketplace episode: while everyone faces higher prices, lower-income households are increasingly paying for groceries and other basics on credit. The episode also examines what another Fed rate hike could mean for the job market, and how immigration crackdowns have pushed homebuilder confidence to a 14-year low. Other segments cover a farmer caught in a USDA solar grant rule change and the ways political candidates are competing for AI attention.