John Lonski
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John Lonski
energy holiday mediocre prices season shopping unless
Unless energy prices ease, the holiday shopping season will probably be mediocre at best.
above annual break climb continue convinced core fact leaves oil rate remaining verge
The fact that oil is remaining above $40 leaves me all the more convinced that core CPI will continue to climb higher, that we're on the verge of having the annual rate break above 2 percent.
brakes consumer dangerous debt mix quickly
What we have here is a dangerous mix of fast-growing debt and fast-rising unemployment that could quickly put the brakes on consumer spending.