S25E66 - GDP, PCE, and the Holiday Hangover: What the Numbers Really Tell Us

Is the economy feeling festive or just hungover from the holidays? In this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach, Jake McClure takes you behind the headlines to decode what is really happening. We break down the surprisingly strong GDP growth, why consumer spending surged even as sentiment slumped, and what the latest PCE numbers reveal about inflation’s stubborn streak.

But that is just the start. Jake unpacks the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cuts and explains how they are juggling growth, inflation, and the government’s ballooning interest payments, now consuming one out of every...