Trumps is not slowing inflation. Cutting rates now is just asking for trouble. The safest stocks in the market are breaking, consumer staples hit by dying demand





Recent performance: The Consumer Staples sector dropped 3.7% over the past week, with major names like Walmart falling 4.4%

https://simplywall.st/markets/us/consumer-staples
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-oct-30-134500185.html

“A particularly challenged cohort is the 25- to 35-year-old age group,” CEO Scott Boatwright said. “This group is facing several headwinds, including unemployment, increased due loan repayment and slower real wage growth.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-stock-craters-as-company-says-young-people-without-jobs-cant-afford-their-food-anymore-155415667.html

Food prices rose faster than overall inflation. The CPI for all food increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025. Food prices in August 2025 were 3.2 percent higher than in August 2024.

The level of food price inflation varies depending on whether the food was purchased for consumption at home or away from home:

  • The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 2.7 percent higher than in August 2024.
  • The food-away-from-home (restaurant and other foodservice purchases) CPI increased 0.3 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 3.9 percent higher than in August 2024.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings