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>> although wages are going up, real wages, wages adjusting for inflation, have been flat to down. and i think that will -- that will be a crimp on consumer spending this holiday season. >> reporter: with inflation impacting everything from groceries to gifts and other gadgets, the price spikes are now putting americans at a spending crossroads in the coming weeks. this week federal reserve chair jerome powell said the demand for workers far exceeds the supply of those available to work and that...

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Times" who won one of two pulitzer prizes for his coverage and also elizabeth economy. is this as big of a deal as it looks like? >> the one child policy is a misnomer. on average a chinese woman has 1.5 children right now. its a real relaxation. most people will have a chance to have a second child and thats a real step forward. its a promising -- this is something thats been talked about forever by the chinese government and interesting that the leader was able to push this through. >> liz, th...