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1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

 

Powered by strong consumer spending, so says Trump's Commerce Department, a party with interest, about a period of time now three to six months ago?

You don't say.

Meanwhile, back in the present day: 

 

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The article seems to agree.

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Consumer spending has stayed resilient despite the negative sentiments about the economy, yet Trump's tariffs have caused changes for shoppers such as Andrew Russell.

 

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49 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

The article seems to agree.

 

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15 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Yeah, our economy is fueled by debt.  Stay tuned tomorrow, where we tell you water is wet.  

Edited 11 hours ago by Deleterious

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1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

Yeah, our economy is fueled by debt.  Stay tuned tomorrow, where we tell you water is wet.  

unfortunately, consumers don't have the option of spinning off their loses and leaving someone else holding the bag the way US corps do. They end up having to pay their bills sooner or later.

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6 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

unfortunately, consumers don't have the option of spinning off their loses and leaving someone else holding the bag the way US corps do. They end up having to pay their bills sooner or later.

Debt, public or private, when interest is involved, turns into simple math. Exponents are a bitch.

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A little chart porn, courtesy of the Fed.

How ya like that hockey fans?