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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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