Senior economic analyst breaks down what Federal Reserve may do with interest rates

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to begin letting its foot off the brakes in its battle with inflation, by cutting interest rates .

Will it be a quarter point, a half point? And what shape is the economy in as the final quarter of the year is set to begin? Bankrate’s Washington DC Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick joins us to give us his analysis.

Then, on the heels of “ Treads and Threads ”, a fundraiser for the KU Cancer Center, Dr. Roy Jensen joins to explain why a new cancer center building is needed, what it will mean for cancer care, why its focus will be on cutting edge therapies, and what it will mean for the region economically.

The project is in its fundraising stage with groundbreaking expected after the first of the year.

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