S3 E9: Debunking the Macro-Economic Myth that the U.S. Consumer & Labor Market are Strong
From Money, Markets & New Age Investing by Greg Weldon
July 13, 2025 · 36 min · Season 3 · Episode 9
About this episode
Greg Weldon debunks the myth of a strong U.S. consumer and labor market using data and mathematics.
Send us Fan Mail The current macro-economic “narrative” is as follows: 1. The Consumer remains "strong", with a "healthy" Balance Sheet 2. The Labor Market remains "solid." In today's podcast I use FACTS, data and simple mathematics to COMPLETELY blow up that narrative and debunk the greatest macro-economic myth out there right now, that the Consumer remains in a "strong" position, with a "healthy" balance sheet, and that the Labor market remains ...
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Host: Greg Weldon
Topics covered
- macro-economics
- consumer strength
- labor market
- economic narrative
- data analysis
Keywords
- macro-economics
- consumer balance sheet
- labor market
- economic narrative
- data analysis
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