Kyla Scanlon
Economics writer and creator; coined "vibecession"; author of In This Economy?
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- Kyla Scanlon is an American writer and creator who explains money, markets and the economy in a newsletter and short videos.
- In June 2022 she coined the term "vibecession" for the gap between economic data and how Americans felt about the economy.
- Her first book, In This Economy?: How Money and Markets Really Work, came out in 2024.
- She worked in asset management at Capital Group from 2019 to 2021, and became a CNN contributor in 2026.
Key facts
- Born
- 1997, Louisville, Kentucky1
- Education
- Western Kentucky University, 2019: financial management, economics and business data analytics1
- Before
- Capital Group, asset management, Los Angeles, 2019 to 20211
- Coined
- "Vibecession", in her newsletter, June 20221
- Book
- In This Economy?: How Money and Markets Really Work (Crown Currency, 2024)1
- Writes for
- New York Times Opinion (monthly); contributor and analyst at CNN (as of 2026)2
- Company
- Founder of Kyla Labs2
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