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Aug 2020
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11 Numbers That Tell the Story of the Ec...

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Mainstream financial media loves reporting the stock market like it's the only economic indicator that matters. On this episode, NLW breaks down 11 numbers that together tell a much more complete story, including:

  • Record price of gold
  • Square’s bitcoin revenue
  • National debt as a percentage of GDP
  • Fall of the Turkish lira 
  • Price of coffee, sugar and cocoa
  • Housing in auto demand
  • Anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.
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