Media Panic vs. Economic Reality: What’s Really Going On?

Season 5, Episode 32: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl talks about why the economy is so spooky… what is going on??

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 32 (7:36 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about “media hysteria” – all the bad & extreme news lately.

• Why have economic headlines been a lot more distressing than the actual article?
• Can you look at economic information glass half full, glass half empty?
• The U.S. GDP numbers are bigger than China, Germany, Japan, and the U.K. all together – what does that mean?
• What industry is really feeling the pinch of the current economy?
• Manufacturing, retail, AI, & automotive sectors… is there potential good news?
• Is national data useful or not?
• Variability around the economy – where ASA members should be looking…
• Will there be a massive impact of rate cuts?
• Are we going to see that extra project work make 2026 more dynamic?

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