Jack William Bell on Nostr: 2. Consumer spending: Consumer debt is at an all-time high and price increases from ...

2. Consumer spending: Consumer debt is at an all-time high and price increases from tariffs are finally happening as importers and US manufacturers dependent on imported materials can no longer absorb the extra costs; the spending boom *might* last through Christmas, but it is unsustainable

3. For the first time in more than 80 years the USA is losing its edge as an arms exporter; recent moves by the Administration have caused our biggest customers to start looking elsewhere

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