Fed hikes interest rate to curb inflation despite banking turmoil

<p>USA TODAY Personal Finance and Markets Reporter Elisabeth Buchwald explains the reasoning behind the Federal Reserve's latest <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2023/03/22/fed-meeting-rate-hike-live-updates/11509144002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rate hike</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY National Correspondent for Extremism and Emerging Issues Will Carless looks at a busy week for <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/trump-rally-waco-texas-history-raid-on-branch-davidian-compound/11510179002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump</a> and his supporters.</p><p>A student opens fire at a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/22/denver-shooting-east-high-school/11522097002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denver</a> high school.</p><p>Police are investigating the 2015 death of Stephen Smith as a homicide after the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/22/stephen-smith-sled-investigating-teens-2015-death-homicide/11520646002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Murdaugh</a> murder trial.</p><p>The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/22/jack-daniels-dog-toy-supreme-court/11507905002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fetches</a> a trademark battle between a dog toy and Jack Daniel's.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/23/trump-holding-rally-waco-school-shooting-denver-5-things-podcast/11527831002/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel