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The Conference Board’s latest index dropped to 93.1 in May, a clear sign that shoppers are feeling the pinch. Consumers cited soaring prices at the gas pump and grocery checkout as the primary drivers of their sour mood. Mentions of …
We are back at 2008 levels. Household insolvency is moving faster than at any time since the financial crisis. Credit card highs with no signs of cooling inflation. Energy prices give you a break over the weekend, then boom. Trump …
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS BROKE… Searches for ‘can’t pay credit card’ smash records… 11% of accounts now seriously delinquent… Savings rate vanishes… 🚨 Americans have never been this broke before. Google searches for “can’t pay credit card” just hit …
🇺🇸 U.S. Consumer sentiment falls to lowest reading on record pic.twitter.com/yHT0zCSdNI — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) May 8, 2026 Consumer sentiment falls to fresh record low in May as surging gas prices hit outlook Surging gas prices due to the Iran war …
Conference Board: Index inches higher to 92.8 as labor market offsets gas pain… Present Situation Index retreats as consumers feel the Middle East “pincushion”… Inflation expectations surge to 4.7% as war shocks hit the household pocketbook… Economists: “Resilience is thin” …
by Martin Armstrong The latest polling data coming out on the Democratic Party is not just bad. It is historically weak, and what is even more telling is that the erosion is coming from within their own base. This is …
The percentage of voters with significant levels of confidence in the Supreme Court has dropped to its lowest point since NBC News began polling on the question in 2000, according to the most recent survey. The latest NBC News poll …
That’s because real life inflation isn’t 3%. It’s more like 8-12%. We can’t afford a government that’s 40% of GDP. If this continues, the middle class will be wiped out and a civil war won’t be far behind. https://t.co/G8mPgaMkOl — …
Wow. Consumer confidence for those ages 35-54 years old fell in January to the lowest since November 2013 pic.twitter.com/WjTRLPDdnI — Kevin Gordon (@KevRGordon) January 27, 2026 January Consumer Confidence Index from @Conferenceboard fell sharply to 84.5 vs 91.0 est. & …
This isn’t a growth story, it’s a land grab. Nvidia isn’t buying Groq for innovation, it’s buying time and control before anyone else can threaten its chokehold on AI compute. When the richest chip company on earth drops $20 billion …
“THIS IS NOT LOOKING GOOD Look at these yields… – Germany 10Y is exploding – France 10Y keeps going up – Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece all rising together THIS ISN’T HAPPENING BY ACCIDENT. This is europe repricing sovereign risk again. …
An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. That’s …
NY Fed: The share of households who think their financial situation will be better in a year matched a new 2-year low in Nov. Fewer than 26.5% of households expect their situation to improve. We were at this level in …
Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of weakening as the pace of layoffs has picked up over the past four weeks, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Tuesday. …
Via International Man International Man: Gold has seen a dramatic rise recently. What do you think is driving this surge—inflation, geopolitical instability, loss of faith in fiat currency like the US dollar? Doug Casey: The answer is all of the above. First, …
Charlie Kirk’s murder forced every part of the system to move. Trump’s guards tore up his schedule. They built tighter walls around him. They dropped counterterror teams into Yankee Stadium. They scanned every fan and sealed every door. They acted …
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a confidence vote in the French parliament today at 3 PM CEST He is not expected to win the vote and will likely resign tonight. This is the first time this has …
Consumer sentiment ≠ vibes. It’s a monthly national survey that translates household feelings into a number (1966=100). It tracks how secure Americans feel about finances, the economy, and buying conditions. Since consumer spending drives ~70% of GDP, these feelings matter. …
When a firm like BlackRock takes a hit of this size, it raises deeper questions: Who pulled the capital, and why? Was this a sovereign wealth fund reallocating for political or liquidity reasons? A pension plan de-risking into cash or …
Colour me “surprised”😉 Consumer Confidence is in the gutter. Rates are devastating high. Tell me again how Powell can miss this🤦♂️ https://t.co/isllhfTr7z — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) June 17, 2025 This looks bad. I think this is bad. Is this bad? …
2/ The S&P 500 just broke above its 200-day moving average – one of the market’s most important resistance levels Investors are celebrating a temporary trade deal between the US and China, hoping it leads to a broader agreement But …
BREAKING: US Consumer Confidence surges, exceeding expert predictions by double digits. pic.twitter.com/4mr4RdKGpq — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) May 27, 2025 Consumer Confidence 98.0, Exp. 87.1, Last 85.7 UMich's Marxism department: pic.twitter.com/YUTqms0uGT — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 27, 2025 But now pay later …
Bullish! https://t.co/60XMDdvb6s — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 29, 2025 Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a …
BNPL: do you love it or hate it? 41% of users missed payments in the past year (LendingTree 2025), and with credit cards at 11.35% delinquency (Fed), it’s a lifeline for some, a nightmare for others. Now BNPL is being …
In an ominous harbinger for the ISM manufacturing release later this week, the new order components of the regional Fed PMIs have collapsed deep into recessionary territory. pic.twitter.com/kjt4jiFGYQ — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) April 28, 2025 I speak with many CEOs …
🇺🇸 AMERICANS THINK THE ECONOMY IS A FLAMING DUMPSTER People are freaking out—for the fourth month in a row—because everything feels like it’s getting worse, not better. Blame the T-word: tariffs. They mess with prices, and now folks are scared …
Why did the 2yr treasury sell off when everything else rallied on the tariff pause? Why did gold recover and finish the day up $100 amid widespread euphoria in risk assets? Something doesn't add up here and I don't know …
BREAKING: Bill Ackman, a long-time Trump tariff supporter, accuses Commerce Secretary Lutnick of "profiting when the US economy implodes." He says picking Lutnick as Commerce Secretary is an "irreconcilable conflict of interest." Tariff backlash is heating up. pic.twitter.com/DdBoEjdECr — The …
Expecting similar results for Unilever, Coke, Pepsi, P&G, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and other consumer discretionary companies Edit: While a stock market fluctuations are normal, I find it concerning that the CEO has come out and said that consumer confidence …
