Consumer Sentiment at Lower Levels Now than in Financial Crisis

(6/13/22) Inflation is hotter than expected--IRS increasing mileage allowance in mid-year; largest inflation gauge is Homeowners' Equivalent Rent--w a 3-mo lag; Bitcoin sustained a 25% bloodbath over the weekend; inflation is hitting everything: Lottery Tickets, gasoline, Beer, Costco Peanut butter; Biden polling at all time lows; consumer sentiment at lower levels than in Financial Crisis; McDonald's quest for profitability; job hopping at restaurants; fallacies of oil companies' profits: inflation breaks things; markets' biggest problem is lack of clarity; bear markets don't end while everyone still wants to buy. Inflation is driving everything; GAO: 20% of PPP payments were fraudulent; Geico's lawsuit loss; Demand for random crap as indicator. SEG-1: Hotter Inflation & Bitcoin Bloodbath SEG-2: Lottery Tickets, Gasoline, & Beer: Inflation everywhere SEG-3: McDonald's Better Bad Choices for Profitability SEG-4: Inflation & the Demand for Random Crap Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSFzZvG4IW8&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Our Latest "Three Minutes on Markets & Money: Will the Fed Be More Aggressive?" is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjhj5Ai7Yyo&list=PLVT8LcWPeAujOhIFDH3jRhuLDpscQaq16&index=1 -------- Our previous show, "How the Consumer is Getting Squeezed," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S82YQo2N_vA&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Articles mentioned in this podcast: "The Consumer is Getting Squeezed:" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/the-consumer-is-getting-squeezed InvestorProtection.org -------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to RIA Pro: https://riapro.net/home -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #Inflation #CPI #FederalReserve #Gasoline #Peanut_butter #Geico #McDonalds #Markets #Money #investing