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Lena Fischer

Lena Fischer looks for the economic logic underneath political decisions, and says so when there isn't one.

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Articles by Lena Fischer

Waterfront construction site with tower cranes at dusk, no people

How to read a GDP report in five minutes without being fooled

Lena Fischer

Chart of prime-age employment rate reaching multi-decade highs

The best labor market number isn't unemployment — it's prime-age work

Lena Fischer

Chart showing declining sentiment lines against rising real spending line

Consumers say the economy is terrible — then spend like it isn't

Lena Fischer

Worker checking prices while grocery shopping with a phone

Inflation cooled. Wages stayed warm. That's the whole story of 2025.

Lena Fischer

Four-stage illustration of dental veneer assessment, scanning, fabrication, and fit checking

How Veneers Work: The Step-by-Step Process Explained

Lena Fischer