Economic reality versus perception in 2023, and a 2024 forecast

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Economic reality versus perception in 2023, and a 2024 forecast

By Jeff Tiberii,

Published December 19, 2023 at 3:43 PM EST

The 2023 economic picture painted by experts has been confusing and anxiety-provoking for many. But in the end, was 2023 as bad as it was forecasted to be? And if so, for whom?

Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with Jackie Benson, an economist at Wells Fargo, about the economic year that was, and the economic year to come.

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Jackie Benson, vice president and economist with Wells Fargo鈥檚 Corporate and Investment Bank.

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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