Last week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time since March of 2022, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. Interest rates are now at 5%, the highest level since 2007. The move comes at a time of unusual uncertainty, as some bankers and investors urge the Fed to pause the rate increases because of the failure of several mid-sized banks. Plus, I follow up on Friday's clickbait edition.

You can read today's podcast here, today’s “Under the Radar” story here (paywall) and today’s “Have a nice day” story here. 

Today’s clickables: Quick Hits (0:51), Today’s Story (2:48), Right’s Take (6:53), Left’s Take (10:57) , Isaac’s Take (14:36), About Last Friday… (16:53), Under the Radar (20:39), Numbers (21:30), Have A Nice Day (22:11)

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