The American Economy Is Flashing Three Warning Signs

Описание: Producer prices jumped 1.3% in a month.

The biggest jump in wholesale prices in four years just landed, and Justin Wolfers explains what that one scary number actually means for you. Businesses are watching their costs rise faster than consumer prices, and Justin walks through why those rising costs eventually get passed on to you at the register.

He also digs into why household spending is okay, but people feel miserable. His read on the data is that the share of Americans who say the economy is being run poorly is at an all-time high. Finally, Justin weighs in on reporting that regulators were told to stop examining suspicious oil trades, and why "stop looking" is the part he can't find an innocent explanation for.

From Justin's appearance on MS NOW, aired October 15, 2026.

Chapters:
0:00 The biggest price jump in four years
0:23 What 1.3% really means
1:10 Why this complicates the Fed
2:39 Two different planets
3:42 The threats from inside the house
4:52 The suspicious oil trades
6:18 Why "stop looking" is the tell

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