The Fed’s tone seems to be shifting, pointing to a more optimistic outlook. What does that tell us about the economy?<ul>
<li>Plus, another mass shooting in California affecting the AAPI community</li>
<li>And, new plans to curb fraud in organic food labels</li>
</ul>Guests: Axios' Courtenay Brown and The Washington Post’s Laura Reiley.Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at <a href="mailto:podcasts@axios.com">podcasts@axios.com</a>. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-macro-4294d873-3443-4b7d-b291-3a7009a086c0.html?chunk=0&amp;utm_term=emshare#story0">1 big thing: The Fed's new optimism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/19/usda-rule-organic-fraud/">USDA moves to crack down on ‘organic’ fraud</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/22/monterey-park-mass-shooting-california">What we know about the Monterey Park mass shooting</a></li>
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About Niala Boodhoo: Niala Boodhoo is the host of 1 big thing and previously hosted Axios Today She was the founding Host and Executive Producer of the award-winning news program The 21st. An alum of Reuters, The Miami Herald and WBEZ/Chicago, Niala was a 2019-2020 Knight-Wallace fellow.