2025 is finally over.  We had bad consumer sentiment vibes, tariffs, and a seemingly ascendant stock market. And those are just a few indicators from last year!   As we enter 2026, what indicators should we keep an eye on … in the future? On today’s episode, our top indicator predictions for the new year. Related: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/19/nx-s1-5649814/ai-data-center-electricity-bill"target="_blank" >What AI data centers are doing to your electric bill</a> <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" >Tariffs. Consumer sentiment. Cape ratio. Pick the Indicator of the Year!</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/23/1221439465/indicators-of-the-year-economy-tariffs-inflation-soft-landing"target="_blank" >What indicators will 2025 bring?</a>  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" >plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"target="_blank" >Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"target="_blank" >Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money"target="_blank" >Newsletter</a>.   Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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