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The 5 economic themes we're watching in 2026

Tariff drama and tax cuts! AI spending and AI-spurred job losses! New Federal Reserve leadership! It is on track to be a big year across all the key policy areas of interest to economy-watchers.

The big picture: Seismic changes have been set in motion by the Trump administration's sweeping policy agenda and a mega-wave of investment in artificial intelligence — likely to determine the fate of the economy in 2026.

1. The AI economy

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