Aug 3, 2020
With the dollar down, where are global investors turning instead?
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Is it all bad news that the U.S. dollar is down? Still no agreement to extend additional unemployment aid. U.S. action on Chinese companies may go beyond TikTok. And, amid calls for more police accountability, body cameras get more attention.
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Segments From this episode
Why has the U.S. dollar dipped 10% since March?
Julia Coronado, president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, says it’s not all bad news when it comes to the dollar.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. may impose sanctions on a "broad array" of Chinese software companies
Marketplace’s Scott Tong has more.
We're still waiting to see how Congress and the White House will extend pandemic unemployment aid
And so many families are depending on those additional benefits. Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.
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The World's Gone Mad Handsome Boy Modeling School, Del The Funky Homosapien, Barrington Levy, Alex Kapranos
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David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Brian Allison
Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
