2026 ECONOMIC WARNINGS & PREDICTIONS - TRISH REGAN

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Jillian Michaels

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🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Award-winning financial journalist Trish Regan breaks down what the headlines are getting wrong about the U.S. economy. From the latest jobs data to inflation, interest rates, gas prices, wages, AI job displacement, and the growing squeeze on the middle class—this conversation cuts through the spin and explains what the data really means for your money. We cover why wages “outpacing inflation” doesn’t feel real, how Federal Reserve policy hits regular Americans differently than the wealthy, why housing is out of reach for an entire generation, and how energy prices quietly control the cost of everything you buy. We also dive into AI’s impact on jobs, the future of work, Venezuela and global energy politics, BRICS, the U.S. dollar, and what to expect as we head toward 2026. If you’re confused, frustrated, or feel like the economy you’re living in doesn’t match what politicians are selling—this episode explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Trish Regan is an award-winning financial journalist,
0:05.0	former Fox Business and CNBC anchor, and one of the sharpest voices,
0:10.0	calling out the gap between what Washington says and what the data actually proves.
0:15.0	We're living in a really kind of interesting time where the Fed almost feels like they're sort of the engine for the wealthy. So today, we're going to be tearing into the jobs report that just rocked financial markets.
0:25.6	Why gas prices and wages aren't telling the story, politicians and legacy media want you to believe
0:30.6	whether or not inflation is still eating paychecks alive.
0:34.1	What the hell are we really doing?
0:35.6	And Venezuela, Maria Corona Machado, she was educated at Yale, and she is somebody who would do business with us,
0:42.3	and she would probably be a heck of a lot better for the people of Venezuela.
0:46.3	And where is this economy actually headed as we barrel toward 2026?
0:51.3	If that happens, then you're looking at a scenario, Jillian, called deflation. And deflation
0:57.4	is really bad. Like inflation's bad. Deflation is the really, really, really ugly.
1:06.9	Keeping it real with Jillian Michaels.
1:11.3	Trish, an absolute pleasure.
1:13.5	Thank you so much for being here.
1:15.2	I've got to be honest, I'm kind of, kind of in awe of you.
1:19.7	You are one of the most impressive, okay.
1:24.5	Now, I mean, I'm kind of in awe of you.
1:26.7	I'm kind of an awning.
1:26.9	You know, anybody with your workout background and like, I mean, I'm kind of in odd way. Wiggily intelligent.
1:34.3	You know, anybody with your workout background and like, that's amazing to me.
1:37.8	So we have different things to appreciate in each other, I think, Jillian.
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