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Podcast: In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Episode: US homelessness skyrockets as interest rates escalate
Description: Life is good for some people in the United States right now as wages increase and companies book profits on the back of strong consumer spending. But as interest rates climb to their highest level in more than two decades, anomalies in the housing market have led to record numbers of people experiencing homelessness.