Macro and Rates
Consumer health and the K-shaped economy
Not on the starting list: Claude named it and a second pass merged look-alike labels into it.
- Episodes
- 17
- Share
- 1.8%
- Shows
- 14
- Net sentiment
- −0.50
Down from 2.7% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.64.
Bullish 1Mixed 6Neutral 1Bearish 9
5 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Net sentiment
−10+1
Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bearish 9
- Consumers cutting back on drinking and shifting occasions signals weaker demand for alcohol brands.Drinks Marketing Needs to Target Where People Actually Consume · VinePair Podcast · Oct 22
- Consumers have kept spending by drawing down savings, a pattern that limits will be tested next year.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Oil and bonds' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 22
- Rising winter heating costs, especially for home heating oil users in New England, strain household budgets.10.21.26 Winter Heating Costs / Supermarket Price Update · The Clark Howard Podcast · Oct 21
- Energy prices erode household purchasing power and China's consumers are deleveraging.Economic Roundtable: What’s Keeping Global Growth Going? · Thoughts on the Market · Oct 22
- Households tapped out on credit cards and mortgages face shrinking borrowing capacity.The Man Who Called 2008 Is Warning You Again - So Is JPMorgan’s CEO · IAllegedly · Oct 20
- Consumer confidence is weak, with housing stress and slowing income growth.CT UK HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC - Investor update · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 20
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- Rising GM Financial delinquencies suggest consumers are getting strained.GE & GM Earnings and Deals, Deals, Deals · Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Oct 20
- Higher oil prices erode purchasing power and consumer spending growth is fading, according to Elliott.10AM Hour: SpaceX-Tesla Merger? Netflix’s Next Episode, Philip Morris CEO on Earnings 10/21/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 21
- Gas prices pressure sales of GM's large SUVs and trucks.GM Tanks Despite Earnings Beat, Walmart Takes On Costco · The Rundown · Oct 20
Mixed 6
- Savings cuts and resilient retail data offset weaker confidence, with spending on leisure underappreciated.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Who cares about technology?' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 23
- Speakers debate whether the K-shaped narrative holds; data show broad progress but perceptions remain negative.Why Younger Generations Are Convinced They Are Falling Behind | Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak · Hidden Forces · Oct 22
- Wealthy older households are doing well while many others feel squeezed by affordability.An Economy So Good No One Can Live In It with Jill Schlesinger · The Compound and Friends · Oct 23
- GLP-1 drugs shrink appetites and reshape protein demand, which creates both opportunity and risk for food makers.The Food & Beverage Magazine Podcast: Kitchen Robotics, CPG Retail Scale & Industry Leadership · Food & Beverage Magazine News Now! · Oct 19
- Weak auto, home and apparel data suggest pressure, but retail sales remain solid.Is the AI Bubble Popping? · Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Oct 23
- Management admits rising rates could slow consumer spending but says plans are prudent and not reliant on consumer sentiment.CURRYS PLC - Investor Presentation · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 20
Around it
Companies named
- General Motors 2
- Currys1
- Affirm1
- GM1
- Deckers Outdoor1
- TJX Companies1
Shows that covered it most
- Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive2
- Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing2
- UBS On-Air: Market Moves2
- Food & Beverage Magazine News Now! 1
- IAllegedly1
- The Rundown1
Themes, sentiment and reasons are AI-written paraphrases, checked so they never quote an episode. They may contain errors. Not investment advice. Episodes remain the property of their creators.
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