Pessimistic about the economy? You're not alone.
Marketplace
American Public Media
4.6 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When “vibecession” became a word in 2022, it referred to consumers grappling with higher prices despite a strong economy. This year, consumers are feeling similar. In this episode, what makes today’s sour economic mood, driven by trade war anxiety, different from the last one. Plus: Two big economic indicators come out later this week, we explain the inner workings of online travel agents, and “This is Uncomfortable” host Reema Khrais helps a couple solve a financial disagreement.
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| 0:00.0 | You know how you always want to know about everyone else's money? |
| 0:03.1 | On the podcast, what we spend, guests will for one week tell us everything they spend their money on. |
| 0:08.4 | My son slammed $6 for the blueberries in five minutes. |
| 0:11.9 | And everything that makes them feel. |
| 0:14.0 | I want to own a house. |
| 0:14.8 | I want to have a child. |
| 0:16.0 | But this morning, I really wanted a coffee. |
| 0:18.3 | Because at the end of the day, money is always about more than your balance. |
| 0:23.5 | Listen to and follow what we spend, an Odyssey Original podcast, available now wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.6 | On the program today, the vibes are weird, the housing market's emotional, |
| 0:39.8 | and nostalgia is making a comeback. |
| 0:43.8 | From American public media, this is Marketplace. |
| 0:56.0 | In Portland, Oregon, I'm Rie Maechre's in for Kai Rizdal. It is Monday, 26th of May. |
| 0:58.0 | Good to have you with us on this Memorial Day. |
| 1:01.0 | This week we'll be getting a trove of economic data, including a couple of important indicators. |
| 1:07.0 | On Thursday, we're getting the first revision of GDP for the first quarter of this year. |
| 1:11.5 | That's a more refined reading of the strength of our economy. |
| 1:14.8 | Then on Friday, we'll get the Fed's favorite measure of inflation, also known as the |
| 1:19.2 | personal consumption expenditures price index or PPI. |
| 1:23.0 | That data will cover April. |
| 1:25.1 | So what might these numbers tell us? |
| 1:28.9 | Stephanie Hughes has that one. |
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