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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Are we heading toward a recession or not?

Wall Street has had a bumpy ride for the last few weeks. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured markets that the Fed is independent of the White House. The Dow’s back up. The president says the economy is the best ever.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jan 4, 2019 • 1 min read

Wall Street has had a bumpy ride for the last few weeks. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured markets that the Fed is independent of the White House. The Dow’s back up. The president says the economy is the best ever. It just added another 312,000 jobs last month. But California Governor Jerry Brown and others say we’re heading for a recession. So which is it?

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