Ep. 49: The Fighter - Jobs Vs. Interest Rates. Plus: A Government Bitcoin

Published: Aug. 26, 2017, 11 p.m.

b"This week, we've got the big fight on our minds.\\xa0 Not Mayweather vs. McGregor. We've got job growth vs. the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.\\n\\nThe government is set to release its monthly jobs data this week.\\xa0 Employment growth has been strong throughout most of the year so far.\\xa0 We take a deep dive into the recent data, letting you know what's going on below the surface and how it stacks up historically.\\n\\nWe also take a look at how the jobs data could impact the Federal Reserve's thinking.\\xa0 Earlier this year, it looked like the rate-hike train was well out of the station and picking up stream.\\xa0 In recent weeks, though, there's been a growing sense that the Fed needs to scale back.\\xa0 There's even been whispers that the next move should be a rate cut.\\n\\nAnd as always, we brawl with some of Wall Street's more obscure middleweights...\\n\\nWe've got a review of the feud involving everyone's new cabinet WAG.\\xa0 We've got a lawsuit alleging premium bottled water is really just from a tap.\\xa0 We've got an electric Microbus on the way.\\xa0 We've got a $2 million lottery scam that could lead to 25 years in jail for one software programmer.\\xa0 We've got a European country that might launch its own cryptocurrency.\\xa0 And we've got bad news on the gender pay gap."