Stacey Vanek-Smith

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78 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 28 Aug

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As you've talked about so many times on the show, oil prices seep into everything.

So that is just not good news for consumers or for businesses.

It just seems like we're in a real holding pattern here.

Every time it seems like there is progress and things are about to come to a conclusion, we're right back where we started.

It has been very strange to watch.

I keep thinking, OK, here's when the other shoe is going to drop because exactly because of what you said about consumer sentiment.

We see real wages, meaning wages aren't keeping up with inflation.

I keep expecting to see consumer spending get pulled back.

It has not happened so far, but also consumer debt is rising.

And of course, as we know, borrowing costs are on the rise, too.

So I don't know how much longer this can go on, but.

We have been spending like champions, and we have not pulled back, really.

How are you going to navigate like between this rock and hard place that you're in?

I feel like you can't really raise interest rates because the job market's kind of anemic and borrowing costs are already quite high.

But cutting interest rates seem really risky, especially with inflation.

finally coming down, but potentially on the rise because of oil prices.

I just, I would want to know, like, what are you looking at?

What are you prioritizing?

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