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Mar 2025
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What's Going On With the Economy?

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said he wasn’t going to rule out a recession in the U.S.'s future. WSJ's Ashby Jones explains the cracks starting to appear in the economy and Brian Schwartz reports on how the White House is managing those cracks.


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Further Reading:

-Trump’s Economic Messaging Is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers 

-Inflation Cooled to 2.8% in February, Lower Than Expected 

-CEOs Don’t Plan to Openly Question Trump. Ask Again If the Market Crashes 20%. 


Further Listening:

-The Trade War With China Is On 

-Trump’s Tariffs Cause Chaos in Auto Industry 


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