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power 2026-04-24

Consumer Confidence Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since Records Began

The University of Michigan index dropped to 49.8, breaking a 74-year-old floor. The war with Iran is the immediate cause. The structural damage started before the first missile was fired.

power 2026-04-12

War Tax at the Pump

The Iran war produced the largest single-month US price spike in four years. The Federal Reserve cannot fix a supply shock, and Polymarket is pricing April inflation at 3.5-3.7%. Nobody in Washington is explaining who actually pays.

power 2026-04-11

The War That Came Home at the Pump

American consumer sentiment just hit its lowest point on record. The cause is not the stock market. It is the price of gas, and gas is expensive because of a war the administration started.