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Planet Money and The Indicator hosts compete to pick the most important economic indicators of 2024. Topics: the soft landing, consumer sentiment, Bitcoin, tariff speculation, and the labor market.
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Highlights
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The soft landing of 2024 is one of the most remarkable achievements in Federal Reserve history — and almost nobody noticed
Planet Money argues that bringing inflation from 9% to 3% without causing a recession is a historically rare achievement. Previous inflation-fighting campaigns (1980s, 1970s) all produced severe recessions.•
Consumer sentiment and economic reality have decoupled — people say the economy is terrible while their spending says it is fine
The vibes vs data disconnect: consumer sentiment surveys show deep pessimism about the economy. Consumer spending data shows robust demand. People say they are suffering financially while spending at record levels.Was this useful?