Episode 330: What’s Up in the Economy?

Weird things are happening. Retail sales have stagnated, savings are markedly down, yet unemployment is low, inflation isn’t as bad as it was. Have we reached a “new normal?”

Foolishness of the week: 05:00
Main episode: 06:41

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Quick Hits
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/his-township-spied-on-his-car-collection-with-a-drone-now-the-state-supreme-court-will-decide-if-they-violated-his-rights/ar-AA1c2djX
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65602519

Foolishness of the Week
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/06/04/are-chickens-really-related-to-t-rex-dinosaurs-peta-spotlights-evolutionary-link/

Topic of the Week
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https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PMSAVE

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