It's almost the end of the year,
which gets a nerd like me thinking, how did the economy do this year?
Fortunately, I know some people who know things.
We have a Wall Street Journal economic dream team here.
So could each of you introduce yourselves?
Sure.
I'm Gene Waylon.
I'm an economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Chicago.
I'm Justin Layhart.
I'm an economics reporter in New York.
I'm Rachel Wolf.
An economics reporter focused on consumers and based in New Orleans.
And if you could summarize the state of the economy right now in a single word, what would it be?
Uncertain.
Meh.
Meh.
All right, Rachel.
Top uncertain and Meh.
Asymmetrical.
Based on those answers, Uncertainment and asymmetrical,