In this episode of 'Your Personal Economist,' Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist at the Mastercard Economics Institute, looks back at the five moments that defined 2025 and the lessons they offer for the year ahead.
- Rapid policy changes heightened uncertainty.
- Financial market volatility peaked in April based on trade headlines.
- AI investment surged, beginning to shift the way we work and live.
- Air travel rebounded after a tough start to the year, showing consumer resilience.
- The government was shut for 43 days, reaching a new recent record.
If 2025 has taught us anything, it’s that the economy never stands still. It reacts, adapts and always finds new ways to surprise us.
Michelle Meyer Chief Economist and Head of the Mastercard Economics Institute
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Episode 10
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Episode 9
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