What to expect for inflation, jobs, stocks, and housing in the year ahead

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The economy has been the No. 1 concern for voters heading into the midterm elections. After November, economists expect inflation to remain high in the medium term, the jobs market to remain resilient, stocks to rise, and homebuying to remain expensive.

Inflation, the labor market, Wall Street, and the housing market have all been under a microscope — here is what some forecasts and experts predict the state of the economy will be like over the next year and into the next Congress.

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