consumer
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“We think current market pricing underplays the potential for demand destruction resulting from a squeeze in consumer purchasing power from higher energy prices,” Raedler and his team said in a note published Friday.
From Barron's
To wit: The continued reliance on oil leaves American consumers vulnerable to spikes in the price of gasoline—as might be expected when, for example, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a war zone.
Most states have had strong revenue growth since the pandemic thanks to wage growth, fizzy markets, rising home values and resilient consumer spending.
But Joanne Hsu, the survey director, said sentiment has worsened more abruptly in recent weeks among higher-end consumers, who hold immense wealth in a stock market that is now in or near correction territory.
Middle East hostilities have increased consumer pessimism about the economy, according to data released Friday.
From MarketWatch
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