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Amanda Peacher works with the best talent in the public media network to acquire and edit stories for all of Marketplace's national radio shows.
Amanda previously worked as a senior reporter for Marketplace, as reporter and editor for the Mountain West News Bureau and as a bureau chief for Oregon Public Broadcasting. Her nationally recognized coverage centered on environmental and investigative stories. She holds master's degrees in environmental studies and literary nonfiction journalism from the University of Oregon and has taught courses at University of California, San Diego.
Amanda is originally from Boise, Idaho. She enjoys desert hiking, grilling homemade pizza on Friday nights and scouring thrift stores for vintage finds.
Latest Stories (105)
The increased child care tax credit has ended — for now
Jan 17, 2022
The payments typically came through about this time, but not this month. Some families had come to depend on that extra money.
French car commercials will soon urge buyers to reconsider driving
Jan 14, 2022
Automakers will have to include language that suggests consumers take public transportation or bike or walk, especially for shorter trips.
IRS urges taxpayers to prepare to file ... and to wait
Jan 13, 2022
In a statement Monday, the agency warned that it is still addressing a backlog of taxpayer inquiries from the past year.
Wage hikes outpace rent hikes in some parts of the country
Jan 6, 2022
And new data shows that buying a place is more affordable than renting in some areas.
New York Fed index looks at pandemic's effect on the global supply chain
Jan 4, 2022
The global supply chain pressure index shows that recent disruptions are extreme. But the labor situation is not represented.
Omicron creates uncertainty for women's labor participation rate
Dec 27, 2021
There are 2.3 million fewer women working now than before the pandemic.
Consumer confidence rises, undeterred by omicron
Dec 22, 2021
Americans are reassured that businesses are still operating. Yet some economic uncertainty lingers.
What the PCE index tells us about inflation
Dec 22, 2021
The Fed looks to the Personal Consumption Expenditures, or PCE – as a real time measure of inflation alongside the Consumer Price Index.
In the Western wilderness, crowds of vacation renters are pricing out locals
Dec 21, 2021
Locals who live near national parks, like Joshua Tree, are seeing more and more housing stock become lucrative short-term rentals.
How government spending can affect inflation
Dec 20, 2021
What's the link between government funding for aid and new programs and that 6.8% inflation rate?