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2025 Recap: A Strange Year That Paid Off | S3 E111 | 01-05-26
Welcome to 2026. We’re kicking off the year by unpacking one of the most surprising market environments in recent history.
In this episode of Markets with Megan, Megan Horneman recaps 2025, a year marked by economic headwinds, weak job growth, stubborn inflation, and global uncertainty, yet one that still delivered strong returns across equities, bonds, and commodities.
Despite muted job creation and rising unemployment, the U.S. economy posted solid growth, consumers kept spending, and markets responded to easing monetary policy rather than gloomy headlines. Rate cuts from the Fed and global…
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