What happens if the Fed goes mum

Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signals a pullback from the central bank’s decades‑long practice of frequent public speeches on monetary policy. The episode examines what markets and the public might lose if the Fed becomes less transparent, including harder‑to‑read policy signals and increased uncertainty. Other stories explore retailers’ dilemma over passing higher costs to cash‑strapped shoppers, the U.S. electric‑vehicle market lagging behind Europe’s surge, and the economic arguments cities are using to justify planting more trees.