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bucolic_frolic

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Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:21 PM Apr 17

Worst Consumer Sentiment In History: Why Now Is Worse Than 2008 Joanne Hsu



Joanne Hsu, Director of the Surveys of Consumers and Research Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, discusses the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey and the broader forces shaping how American households view the economy.

Joanne Hsu's website: joannehsu.com
University of Michigan "Surveys of Consumers": https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/
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Interviewed by David Lin, this is a great interview.
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Economist Steve Hanke: This Will Bankrupt U.S.; Massive Inflation Next bucolic_frolic Apr 18 #1

bucolic_frolic

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1. Economist Steve Hanke: This Will Bankrupt U.S.; Massive Inflation Next
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:29 AM
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Steve Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, examines US government finances, the economic cost of the Iran war, and the forces driving inflation and consumer sentiment.

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Thought to follow up the bad news with bad news making a thread for bad economic news.

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