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Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other listener questions

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Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other listener questions

August 22, 2023 • You ask, we answer! We help a parent explain exchange rates to their kid, a high school teacher explain bond prices to his students, and we follow up on what happened to the diversity of the student body at the University of California after the state's ban on affirmative action.

Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other listener questions

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The Indicator from Planet Money

Three inflation indicators

August 12, 2022 • The economy cooled off a bit, but inflation is still really, really high. But, not all goods and services respond the same to a high inflation environment. Today on the show, we're talking about sticky prices, bonds, and that old chestnut, transitory inflation.

Three inflation indicators

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Argentina Reaches Settlement With Hedge Funds, Ending 15-Year Dispute

Daniel Pollack, who was appointed by a U.S. judge to oversee Argentina's debt talks, announced the settlement with some of the country's largest debt holdouts. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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Argentina Reaches Settlement With Hedge Funds, Ending 15-Year Dispute

February 29, 2016 • The agreement means the country, with its troubled economy, can once again access the international bond markets.