economist
noun
econ·o·mist
i-ˈkä-nə-mist 
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Economists are predicting rapid inflation.
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To that end, Goldman Sachs economists expect inflation to rise from its most recent 2.5% to 3.3% by December, according to the Fed’s preferred inflation measure of core personal consumption expenditures.
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Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Any additional stimulus will likely only come when the economy starts to show sign of weakening, economists said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 June 2025
Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi projected an imminent recession lasting into 2026, with GDP contraction and unemployment surging past 7 percent.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Wherever the city has introduced the new waste fees, recycling has gone up by 15% compared with neighborhoods without the fees, the economists determined.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Any additional stimulus will likely only come when the economy starts to show sign of weakening, economists said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 June 2025
Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi projected an imminent recession lasting into 2026, with GDP contraction and unemployment surging past 7 percent.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Wherever the city has introduced the new waste fees, recycling has gone up by 15% compared with neighborhoods without the fees, the economists determined.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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“Economist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economist. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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