Nearly seven months in, the conflict now casts a cloud of uncertainty — with no end in sight.
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“ The Census Bureau reported last week that the median U.S. household income hit an all-time high in 2025, while the percentage of people in the U.S. living in poverty fell to its lowest level on record. ... [Also] Last week, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the war was responsible for adding at least 0.5 percentage points to inflation. ”
0.5 percentage points. Not 50? Not even 5? Oh well, maybe that 0.5 is making consumers feel jittery:
iow there's been no change in consumer sentiment. But maybe people are taking a beating in their retirement and stock portfolios:
The stock market's killing it.
We are so cooked!!!