US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling

Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by duxup on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @02:19PM (#43093872)

There's a lot about polling in the lined report;

https://www.creditcards.com/statistics/1-in-5-americans-are-...

I honestly struggle to tell how much the info is from polling or real credit card data.

Also lines like:

- 1 in 5 Americans are buying more than usual

Does that mean 4 in 5 ... aren't?

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Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @02:22PM (#43093895)

The US consumer is tapped out.

US Consumer Debt Delinquency Hits Highest in Almost Five Years - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-13/us-consum... | https://archive.today/ivRqd - February 13th, 2025

US Consumer Borrowing Surges by $40.8 Billion, Most on Record - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/us-consum... | https://archive.today/A19Zs - February 7, 2025

At the same time, the bond market is signaling higher inflation into the future.

The World’s Most Important Market Sends a Warning - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-18/the-wo... | https://archive.today/F7aVw - February 18, 2025

US Consumer Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low on Price Worries - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/us-consum... | https://archive.today/ixFTn - February 7, 2025

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Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by duxup on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:18PM (#43094509)

I hear this sentiment all the time and the associated stats.

But somehow the pendulum of spending always keeps swinging.

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Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:20PM (#43094539)

As long as it remains profitable to lend after losses, the credit spigot stays open (with cyclic loosening and tightening based on risk appetite and position within the macro cycle).

How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio [video] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0

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Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by zahlman on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:07PM (#43094386)

How exactly is that possible? Is inflation not driven by consumer spending?

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Re:US consumers rush to buy as Trump tariffs fuel stockpiling by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:12PM (#43094430)

https://hbr.org/2022/12/what-causes-inflation

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/money_12856.htm

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