Why Economists Are Urging Caution About November’s Inflation Report
December 18, 2025
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- Host: Sabrina Siddiqui, Wall Street Journal journalist sitting in for Alex Osala, guiding the flow with calm authority.
- Guests: Chao Dang, WSJ economy reporter unpacking inflation quirks; Benoit Faucon, WSJ security correspondent detailing ISIS tactics—both bring insider expertise that elevates raw data into digestible analysis.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:16) **November Inflation Falls to 2.7%, But Data Distortions Raise Doubts**
- 2 (03:30) **Stock Markets Rally on Inflation Data**
- 3 (03:43) **Trump Media & Technology Group Announces $6B Merger with Fusion Energy Firm TAE Technologies**
- 4 (04:35) **Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Announce $3.6B Law Firm Merger**
- 5 (04:58) **Elliott Investment Management Eyes IPO for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones**
- 6 (05:17) **Teaser: Upcoming Stories on Marijuana Policy Shift and Sydney ISIS-Inspired Attack**
- 7 (06:05) **Sydney Hanukkah Attack Highlights Persistent ISIS Online Influence**
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Show Notes
P.M. Edition for Dec. 18. Inflation eased to 2.7% in November, lower than economists expected. WSJ’s Chao Deng explains why they are taking the report with a grain of salt. President Trump’s media company and a fusion energy company announced a merger valued at $6 billion. Read more about the Trump family’s growing business empire. And WSJ security reporter Benoit Faucon discusses what the attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach reveals about the threat posed by ISIS. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.
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