Forget GDP: Here's how this economist monitors economic health

In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Morgan Stanley Chief US Economist Michael Gapen joins Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre and Producer Sydnee Fried to discuss the asset price shock in the market and how this can ripple through the economy through stocks, bonds, and real estate. Gapen also details the importance of the labor market and why it is such a key signal for monitoring economic health.

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Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff.

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