Season 5, Episode 35: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl talks about the upcoming year - what do we want as far as the economy is concerned?

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 35 (8:24 in length), this marks the final episode of Keeping It Real with Dr. Kuehl for 2025. In this week’s podcast, ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl looks ahead to the coming year and asks an important question: what do we want from the economy in 2026?

1. Controlled inflation - have we be seeing all the ingredients that make up inflation?
2. Do we want inflation to stay where its at right now?
3. How do we get the consumer to stay as active as they are now?
4. Who are these active consumers??
5. Will things slow down after the holidays? What should we see come spring?
6. Relief on the labor front - how likely is this?
7. Why are jobs so hard to get now? How do we get better at this?
8. Will we see a calmer response to an election year?
9. Consumer attitude - are they actually worried about the future?
10. Why do all 5 of these things affect ASA members?
11. What can we really expect?

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