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BREAKING: THE CONSUMER Just BROKE A RECORD RECESSION SIGNAL...

8 min · 23 mei 2026
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The American consumer just hit a level we have NEVER seen before. The latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading collapsed to 44.8 — the lowest reading in the history of the survey dating back to 1952. Worse than COVID. Worse than the Great Recession. Worse than the 2022 inflation crisis. But the real danger may not be the headline number. Buried inside the report was something even more alarming: long-run inflation expectations surged to 3.9%, signaling that regular Americans are starting to lose confidence that the Federal Reserve can actually bring inflation under control. In today’s Wall Street Truthbombs, Mark Malek breaks down: Why consumer confidence matters so much The dangerous psychology behind inflation expectations Why the Fed is trapped How rising gas prices and the Iran conflict are impacting consumers Why lower-income Americans are already changing spending behavior What investors should watch next If the consumer breaks, the economy breaks. Subscribe to Wall Street Truthbombs for daily market analysis, macro breakdowns, and hard-hitting economic commentary before Wall Street catches on. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@wstruthbombs?sub_confirmation=1 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2544749/support]

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The latest jobs report shocked Wall Street with 172,000 new jobs added versus expectations of just 88,000. On the surface, it looked like a major economic win. But beneath the headline, the story is far more troubling. In this episode of Wall Street Truthbombs, Mark Malek breaks down why most of the job gains came from just three sectors, why white-collar employment continues to weaken, why consumer sentiment is near record lows, and why the Federal Reserve may now feel emboldened to keep policy tighter for longer. The headline number may be strong—but the underlying economy tells a very different story. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@wstruthbombs?sub_confirmation=1 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2544749/support]

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