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• Worries over COVID-19 and the slower pace of U.S. economic growth triggered a sharp selloff in U.S. stock markets and interest rates dropped to near record lows, as investors sold stock and purchased safer U.S. treasuries. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie that it’s a serious trend for the US and for the Central Florida economy, because of its structure and dependence on tourism.
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• Traffic congestion. We love to hate it…especially here in Florida, home of some of the country’s most congested roadways. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the field of economics offers a fix for it.
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• Economic analyst Hank Fishkind has become a zombie hunter…although that might not mean what you think it means. In the world of economics, zombies are long-debunked economic theories that somehow still inform public policy.
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• Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to an all time low of just 3% in December 2019 as the state added 212,000 jobs over the year. That’s according to Friday’s announcement by Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity. 90.7’s Matthew Peddie sat down with economic analyst Hank Fishkind, president of Fishkind Litigation Services, for a closer look at what’s behind 2019’s jobs numbers.
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• As Florida’s annual legislative session gets underway, economic analyst Hank Fishkind predicts that a fight over the budget is likely to dominate the proceedings.
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• U.S. population growth has slowed according to the latest census data, driven in part by a 50% drop in international migration.
Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie the slowdown in growth is surprising, and will have an impact on Florida’s economy.
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• Florida’s economic outlook for 2020 is good but not great, according to economic commentator Hank Fishkind. He tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie that slowing domestic migration and tourism are worrying signs for the economy.
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