Ep. 40: Guardians Of The Economy - Fed, Jobs and the Avocado Market

Published: May 5, 2017, 9:30 p.m.

b'This week, with the release of "Guardians of the Galaxy," we\'re looking at those men and women who guard our financial galaxy.\\xa0 That is, the good people at the Federal Reserve.\\xa0 The Fed held interest rates steady at its last meeting, as expected.\\xa0 But rates are looking to move up in the near future.\\xa0 We\'ll preview what\'s in store for monetary policy over the next few months.\\n\\nWe\'ll also reveal the latest jobs data and preview what\'s coming up on Wall Street, including inflation data and earnings from Disney.\\n\\nMeanwhile, we\'ll take our usual tour of some out of the way planets in the financial universe.\\xa0 We\'ve got a Google co-founder building a secret airship.\\xa0 We\'ve got a museum dedicated to some of the worst business decisions of all time.\\xa0 We\'ve got a legendary band suing the namesake of its most famous song.\\xa0 And we\'ve got a couple of markets that have gotten out of control lately.\\xa0 Hint: Guacamole might start to get a lot more expensive.'