Tag: Consumer Confidence

Growing Risk of Recession as Bread and Circuses Distract the Plebeians – Part 3

The Fed said everything was under control, but Jay Powell's "softish" recession is as close as it gets to whispering fire in a crowded theater.

Another Taper Caper in a Ravenous World – Part 3

FOMC is likely to punt a dovish fractional increase in the Fed funds rate at the March meeting due to high #inflation and save face.

If Debt Bullied by Santa Claus, Fuggetaboutit and Visit Dyker Heights

If Debt Bullied by Santa Claus, Fuggetaboutit and Visit Dyker Heights - A decline in consumer confidence and borrowing into the holiday season is bad news.