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Despite rosier GDP and inflation predictions, the Fed's unemployment forecast for next year remains unchanged at 4.4%.

The Fed slightly lowered it PCE projections to 2.9% in 2025 and 2.4% in 2026 — still significantly above March's forecast.

The Fed substantially increased its 2026 GDP projections to 2.3%, up from September's prediction of 1.8%.

The FOMC left their interest rate projections unchanged from their last set of projections in September.

The Fed cut rates by 25 bps, as expected.

The quit rate hit a new post-Covid low in October

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The were 7.67M job openings in October, essentially unchanged from the previous month.

The global mortality rate for children under 5 is projected to increase in 2025 -- for the first time in decades. Moreover, the projected death rate by 2030 is 16% higher than last year. cc: @gatesfoundation

Despite Trump’s tariffs, China’s goods trade surplus topped $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025. Meanwhile, the US trade deficit continues to widen. cc: @Bloomberg

Consumer inflation expectations dropped to 4.1% in December.

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Consumer sentiment rose in December, for the first time in 5 months.

PCE inflation continued its upward climb in September, reaching 2.8%.

Despite his Wharton education, Trump can’t do basic math — he continuously insists that prices can drop more than 100%, which is impossible. My @Morning_Joe Chart

Trump claimed that health insurance stocks have risen 1000%. The reality is quite the opposite. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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Since Trump took office, only upper-class wages have outpaced inflation. Everyone else is losing purchasing power. My @Morning_Joe Chart

Tariffs are not going to eliminate income taxes — they would need to bring in 10x more revenue for that to happen. My @Morning_Joe Chart

Trump hasn’t lowered inflation. If anything, he’s raised it. My @Morning_Joe Chart

Trump continues to claim he inherited the worst inflation in history, even though it’s remotely true. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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In his final cabinet meeting/press briefing of 2025, Trump rattled off falsehoods in a failed effort to prove he’s moving the economy forward. I’ll be on @Morning_Joe in a few to correct some of his worst errors.

This fall’s shutdown is in the past, but the issue of expiring ACA subsidies is still unresolved. Congress has until the end of the month to prevent premium hikes for millions of Americans.