60 Minutes
Chairman Powell | A Hole in the System | The Mismatch
TV Flash files “Chairman Powell | A Hole in the System | The Mismatch” as hour 691 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 56, episode 18, aired 2024-02-04, 60 min.
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This leaf is S56E18: listed hour 691 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 18 of 31 in season 56. It aired 2024-02-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Agency In Crisis | Interpol | Modern Ark” (S56E17). Next is “Crisis In the Red Sea | Fake Electors | Finding Cillian Murphy” (S56E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Chairman Powell – Following the Federal Reserve's announcement to hold interest rates steady, correspondent Scott Pelley interviews Fed chair Jerome Powell in Washington, D.C., on inflation risks and the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, the health of the country's banks and more. Henry Schuster is the producer. A Hole in the System – Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the fastest growing group entering the U.S. through the southern border – Chinese migrants. Alfonsi speaks with the migrants about following instructions posted on TikTok that guided them on their 7,000-mile journey to the California desert where Chinese asylum seekers cross the border from Mexico through a 4-foot gap in the border fence. Guy Campanile is the producer. The Mismatch – Technology has helped spur a sports betting boom. Correspondent Jon Wertheim examines what this has meant for sports fans, betting companies and the gamblers – overwhelmingly young men – making snap bets anytime, anywhere. David M. Levine is the producer.
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Where does Chairman Powell | A Hole in the System | The Mismatch sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S56E18 is listed hour 691 of 767 — hour 18 of 31 in season 56, season 56 episode 18.
When did 60 Minutes S56E18 air?
Chairman Powell | A Hole in the System | The Mismatch aired 2024-02-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 56
- S56E01 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Into the Streets| Prime Time in Colorado
- S56E02 CARE Court | Bankrolling the War | Hanging On
- S56E03 The Attorney General | The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
- S56E04 The Godfather of AI | General Milley | Rich Paul | 3D Printing
- S56E05 President Biden | Rescue at the Kibbutz | The 50
- S56E06 The Five Eyes | A Prisoner of Iran | Pink | The Isle of Man