Is the economy red, orange, yellow or green?

<strong>Come see Planet Money live on stage! 12 cities. Details and tix here: </strong><a href="http://planetmoneybook.com"target="_blank" ><strong>planetmoneybook.com</strong></a><strong> </strong><br/><br/>It’s not often you get to talk to a regional Fed president, let alone two at the same time!<br/><br/>Today on the show, we take the temperature of the economy with regional Fed presidents Austan Goolsbee and Beth Hammack.<br/><br/><strong>Related episodes: </strong><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5675867/one-fed-battle-after-another"target="_blank" >One Fed battle after another</a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5694694/americas-next-top-fed-chair"target="_blank" >America's next top Fed Chair</a><br/><br/><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ …