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Consumer sentiment, oil prices, federal debt/GPD

Summary:
Not looking good: Russians and Saudis now cooperating to set crude oil prices.Not good: Post covid fiscal contraction is underway and debt/gdp is forecast to fall a lot further.Most of the Federal assistance was the likes of unemployment benefits which havenow expired and new spending programs from Congress seem to be not happening,at least any time soon. Also, higher prices mean the inflation adjusted value of theoutstanding public debt falls which is a drag on private sector spending as agents seekto sustain the value of their savings:

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WARREN MOSLER writes Consumer sentiment, real retail sales, industrial production, wages

WARREN MOSLER writes New manufacturers orders, vehicle sales, unemployment claims, rents, oil prices

WARREN MOSLER writes Saudi price hike, private payrolls, new hires, corporate profits

WARREN MOSLER writes Pending home sales, Durable goods orders, oil rigs and production

Not looking good:

Consumer sentiment, oil prices, federal debt/GPD
Russians and Saudis now cooperating to set crude oil prices.
Not good:

Consumer sentiment, oil prices, federal debt/GPD

Post covid fiscal contraction is underway and debt/gdp is forecast to fall a lot further.
Most of the Federal assistance was the likes of unemployment benefits which have
now expired and new spending programs from Congress seem to be not happening,
at least any time soon. Also, higher prices mean the inflation adjusted value of the
outstanding public debt falls which is a drag on private sector spending as agents seek
to sustain the value of their savings:

Consumer sentiment, oil prices, federal debt/GPD

WARREN MOSLER
Warren Mosler is an American economist and theorist, and one of the leading voices in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Presently, Warren resides on St. Croix, in the US Virgin Islands, where he owns and operates Valance Co., Inc.

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