The Indicators of this year and next

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🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Today on the show, hosts from Planet Money and The Indicator debate the economic indicators of this year and next year.

First up, we try to identify the figure that best captured the essence of 2023. The contenders: the possible soft landing, consumer sentiment, and the housing market.

And looking ahead to 2024, what will the economic indicator of next year be? Interest rates, Bidenomics, or junk fees?

Listen to our hosts make their case, and then tell us who won by submitting your vote via Planet Money's Instagram or email us with "Family Feud" in the subject line. Voting ends on December 31st.

This episode was hosted by Jeff Guo, Kenny Malone and Wailin Wong. It was produced by Julia Ritchey and Willa Rubin with engineering help from Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Kate Concannon edits The Indicator.

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Music: Universal Music Production, "Terry And Mildred," "Decked Out For The Holidays." Audio Network - "Counting Down Seconds," "Tijuana Choo Choo."

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0:00.0	This is Planet Money from NPR.
0:06.0	Here at Planet Money and the sister show that I co-host, The Indicator,
0:10.0	we are like one big podcast family, and like a lot of families around the holidays. We sometimes have our disagreements
0:17.9	Now how do we settle our disagreements? Well at the indicator we air them out publicly in a friendly game show competition.
0:26.0	That's right, it is time for Family Feud.
0:36.9	Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Waylon Wong. Today I am competing head-to-head with Planet Money hosts Kenny Malone and Jeff Guo. We have two
0:41.6	rounds in today's show. First, what was the indicator of
0:45.2	2023? The thing that when we look back at the economy years from now, we will say
0:50.0	that's what this year was all about. And second, what will be the indicator of 2024?
0:55.8	We try to predict what will define the economy in the coming year.
0:59.4	This is where legacy is made, Whelan.
1:01.6	I am very excited to make my mark. Here we go.
1:05.0	History in the making. Jeff, you ready? I'm ready for a rematch. Did you lose?
1:10.0	I think we both lost to Sarah last year.
1:12.0	Ah, I'm glad we didn't invite her back.
1:15.0	Excellent.
1:16.0	Here are the rules.
1:18.0	Each of us prepared something for our indicator of the year.
1:21.0	We will each make our case in 60 seconds or less and in the end you the
1:25.6	listener will vote on who had the best indicator of 2023 and who you think
1:31.0	has the best prediction of the indicator of 2024.
1:35.0	Coming up on the 2023 half of the show, we've got Kenny Malone on Consumer Sentiment,
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