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Fishkind Conversations: As Coronavirus Worsens, Economic Outlook Does Too

Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

New economic data for the US and for Central Florida are giving us a clearer picture of how coronavirus is affecting finances, but 90.7’s economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says the picture isn’t pretty.

Consumer confidence is falling as the coronavirus surges, and many more potential travelers are opting to stay home as health safety questions linger.

Fishkind tells 90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston that conditions will continue to worsen over the next six to twelve months…and the Sunshine State is not immune.

Click Play Audio to hear their conversation.

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined Central Florida Public Media in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy.