{"id":383192,"date":"2026-01-02T08:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/383192\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:06:15","slug":"the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/383192\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767341175_402_.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3377x1900+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F11%2F839cb12048ee9de47801eb503f4d%2F924af71f-eca2-4b8a-9ebd-c087f37899c8.png\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Seven-foot-tall numerals for &quot;2026&quot; are displayed at Times Square in New York City.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Seven-foot-tall numerals for &#8220;2026&#8221; are displayed at Times Square in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>                    TIMOTHY A. CLARY \/ AFP via Getty Images\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                hide caption\n            <\/p>\n<p>            toggle caption<\/p>\n<p>        TIMOTHY A. CLARY \/ AFP via Getty Images\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>2025 is finally over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We had bad consumer sentiment vibes, tariffs, and a seemingly ascendant stock market. And those are just a few indicators from last year!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As we enter 2026, what indicators should we keep an eye on \u2026 in the future? On today\u2019s episode, our top indicator predictions for the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/19\/nx-s1-5649814\/ai-data-center-electricity-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What AI data centers are doing to your electric bill<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/19\/nx-s1-5648809\/tariffs-consumer-sentiment-cape-ratio-pick-the-indicator-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tariffs. Consumer sentiment. Cape ratio. Pick the Indicator of the Year!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/23\/1221439465\/indicators-of-the-year-economy-tariffs-inflation-soft-landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What indicators will 2025 bring?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">plus.npr.org<\/a>. Fact-checking by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1268825622\/sierra-juarez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sierra Juarez<\/a>. Music by <a href=\"https:\/\/dropelectric.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Drop Electric<\/a>. 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