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Consumer sentiment is tanking even as jobs and growth remain strong. Goldman Sachs analysts say the shift comes from Americans' declining happiness and confidence in their future.
Consumer sentiment is collapsing even as unemployment remains low and economic growth stays positive. Goldman Sachs analysts attribute the disconnect to declining happiness and loss of confidence in the future. This isn't a lack of jobs or immediate paychecks — it's a shift in how people feel about their prospects.
This is a psychological recession happening inside a technically strong economy. People are employed but anxious. The fact that a major financial institution is now attributing economic sentiment to 'happiness' rather than job security or wages suggests something has shifted in how Americans experience their economic lives. That kind of durable pessimism despite good conditions is harder to reverse than typical recessions.
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