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"Cranky" may well be the word of the year.

Social media has taught us to be outraged at anything and everything. So it's no surprise that consumers are, well, cranky, yet they continue to splurge.
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Whether we are feeling poorer or not has become a political argument — the very notion that our feelings have loyalty to a party is grotesque - alas, it’s also true.
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FT’s Martin Wolf suggests concerns if gold bugs are moving mainstream?! 🤷‍♂️

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I talked to a bright woman in her 20s who was surprised to hear there was a difference in monetary and fiscal policy.

It’s a reminder we can’t take an understanding of the basic plumbing of finance for granted.

The best fix to higher prices is, um, higher prices. Consumers are on strike when it comes to larger, expensive cars.
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K shaped consumer or are deals just too attractive to pass on? #K

Published before Venezuelan airspace closure, @menlobear interviews @RANEnetwork’s Mario Braga and outlines the high likelihood and objectives of potential airstrikes in the days after Thanksgiving.
Forget live news — this is news before it happens. In-depth dive, don’t miss 👇 x.com/menlobear/stat…