Oligarchs and taxes and bonds, oh my! - a podcast by Marketplace

Today we’re answering questions that get at those knock-on economic effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine we’ve been talking about recently on the show. One listener wonders about gas tax revenue. Another wants to know: What is an oligarch, and why should I care? We’ll tell you that, plus dig into some specifics about the bond market and provide clarification about Fed chief Jay Powell’s magic keyboard.

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Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

• “Democrats weigh gas tax holiday to ease inflation pressure on Americans” from NBC News


• “Whitmer joins coalition of governors calling to suspend federal gas tax” from WZZM


• Stocks Surge, Oil Falls, Extending Volatility Amid Ukraine War from The Wall Street Journal


• Scott Tong’s reporting on Venezuela for Marketplace


• “The U.S. Shifts Focus to Venezuelan Oil, but Output Is Low” from The Wall Street Journal


• “U.S. ties easing of Venezuela sanctions to direct oil supply” from Reuters


• “Meet Russia’s oligarchs, a group of men who won’t be toppling Putin anytime soon” from The Conversation


• “What is a Russian oligarch? Here’s what to know as the U.S. rolls out sanctions” from CBS News


• “Turning the Focus on America’s Oligarchs” from The New Yorker

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