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Learn how to gauge the state of the economy — and how that can affect your financial moves.

The U.S. economy can throw off mixed signals. How can you know if things are okay or not? The economic indicators can seem a bit confusing. Unemployment, interest rates, inflation and gross domestic product can make for a mixed bag of good and bad news that goes on. So, what does it mean for projecting the future of the economy? What about predicting your future?