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The $100 Oil Shock and Consumer Squeeze
Oil prices just snapped back to one hundred dollars a barrel while core inflation stubbornly holds above three percent. Lucas and Luna break down the mechanics behind this commodity roundtrip, examining how energy costs are silently squeezing American paychecks despite cooling growth signals. With crude futures climbing seven percent in five days and breakeven inflation expectations dipping slightly, we explore why this specific price spike is different from previous rallies. The conversation drills into the disconnect between corporate margins and household budgets, using today's CPI…
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