‘Fearing The Future,’ Americans Resort To Debt-Funded Stockpiling

Some articles write themselves. This is one of them. On Friday, the preliminary read on America's marquee consumer sentiment gauge suggested some Americans are terrified of "Tariff Man." A measure of buying conditions for durable goods inflected on a veritable 90-degree angle, reflecting tariff-related expectations for price increases. The message: Buy now before blanket tariffs make durables more expensive. As it turns out, Americans are putting their money where their mouth is on that, and n

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6 thoughts on “‘Fearing The Future,’ Americans Resort To Debt-Funded Stockpiling

  1. Too late, hoodie gone, at least in the small size.
    Or did you do what you should have done and order it when you wrote the article? If so, Merry Christmas ;-).
    My experience is discount stores, and I’ve learned if you see it now, get it now, it’ likely to be gone when you finally make up your mind and come back to it. Granted, I’m not buying $2,300 sweaters, but the lesson is the same. And you can always return it if you change your mind.

  2. “On the bright side, if the world ends, you won’t have to pay your credit card back.” – unlike medical and student debt which will follow you until the heat death of the universe.

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