My name is Lee Hawkins. I've been a journalist for over 25 years. On my new

podcast, What Happened in Alabama, I get answers to some of the hardest questions about how things

came to be for many black Americans and the truth that must come before any reconciliation can

happen. I investigate my family history, my upbringing in

Minnesota and my father's painful nightmares about growing up in Alabama. What happened

in Alabama is a new series confronting the cycles of trauma for myself,

my family, and for many black Americans.

Listen now. A look at crypto politics. I'm David Brancaccio. The week ahead will give us a much better

sense of the health of the economy going into summer. Due in the days ahead are fresh numbers

on inflation, consumer confidence, and home sales.

Marketplace is Nancy Marshall Genser has some details.

Brace yourself for a data storm.

Tomorrow we get a look at consumer confidence numbers for May.

We'll see if it rebounds from April when it fell for the third consecutive month, according

to the conference board.

Also tomorrow we get a look at the S&P Case Schuller Home Price Index, which tracks housing prices in key metro areas.

Pending home sales are out on Thursday.

We'll hear from the presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and

Minneapolis tomorrow. Minutes of the Fed's May meeting released last week showed some

willingness to raise interest rates if inflation picks up.

The April Personal Consumption Expenditures price index comes out on Friday, that's the

Fed's preferred inflation gauge.

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