Is chicken getting cheap? And other questions

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🗓️ 10 June 2024

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We are back to answer your questions that you, our listeners, have been sending. On today's show, is chicken actually getting cheaper? Why doesn't the Federal Reserve use different interest rates around the country? And: is election spending an indicator of economic health?

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0:00.0	NPR This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Darren Woods and it is time for another edition of
0:17.0	listener questions. I'm here with Wailum Wong.
0:21.9	I'm brimming with answers today.
0:23.7	And also Adrian Ma. What's up?
0:27.6	Today we are answering your questions about the economy.
0:31.2	We're looking at, is chicken getting at is chicken getting cheap cheap cheaper?
0:34.9	Why doesn't the Federal Reserve use different interest rates around the country and is election
0:40.1	spending an indicator of economic health.
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