{"id":581,"date":"2025-12-08T20:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=581"},"modified":"2025-12-08T20:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:57:33","slug":"12-8-25-the-economy-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/12\/08\/12-8-25-the-economy-during-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/8\/25: The Economy During the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/09\/image-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/09\/image-5.jpg 256w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/09\/image-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/09\/image-5-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>CRER director and chief economist was a guest on TalkRadio 102.3&#8217;s Jed and JR in the Mornings. 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