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Mixed economic forecast weighs heavy ahead of midterms

There was a mixed Halloween bag of economic news this week. GDP growth is up, but so are prices. For now at least, interest rates are staying the same. What does that mean for the midterm elections?

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.
Sacha Pfeiffer
Correspondent, Investigations
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