Bonds, Boeing and Beyoncé

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Today, we’re discussing the bond market’s big reaction to the latest inflation news and why you shouldn’t worry about it. Plus, a new Boeing whistleblower comes forward, and Beyoncé calls out the home insurance industry.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “Bonds are talking to us after inflation gauge comes in above forecasts” from Marketplace

• • “US consumer prices heat up in March; seen delaying Fed rate cut” from Reuters

• • “$6.6 billion TSMC deal in Arizona the latest in the CHIPS Act’s rollout” from Marketplace

• • “TSMC: Biden to give Taiwanese company $6.6 billion to ramp up US chip production” from CNN

• • “Biden administration bets an old plant can make new chips” from Marketplace

• • “‘Benefit of the doubt running thin with Boeing’: Capt. Dennis Tajer on whistleblower claims” from CNBC

• • “Boeing whistleblower says the Dreamliner 787 could ‘break apart’ because of safety flaws, report says” from NBC

• • Beyoncé’s YA YA (Clean Version)

• • Video breaking down Beyoncé’s “YA YA” from Daryl Fairweather on X

Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap! The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. We’ll have news, drink, and play a round of Half Full/Half Empty.