WTF Just Happened to Retail Sales?!

Blaming Amazon's Prime Day, everyone is trying to work around yet another "unexpected" negative number. Following an "unexpected" drop in July payrolls, the Census Bureau now reports an "unexpected" drop in retail sales alongside an "unexpected" setback in consumer confidence and, yes, an "unexpected" decline in gasoline usage during peak driving season. None of this is unexpected, just the work of more mini-cycles. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metre----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That’s exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/08/14/retail-sales-unexpectedly-fell-in-july.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/08/14/a-big-miss-on-retail-sales-in-july-heres-what-to-know.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/Reuters/videos/amazon-prime-day-to-gauge-us-consumer-strain/3972193316417707/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx7q-tX-BQYhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu