DennyT wrote:
Thanks .looks like the rate hikes have ramped down demand as planed. It peaked in June according to your image.
Personally I not sure it was the fed but rather people coming out of pandemic have now purchased what they put off and spending on things ( gas, theater, travel, …. ) they skipped and gone back to normal—- not splurging.
Everything is more expensive... EVERYTHING IS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE. From eggs, to houses and EVERYTHING INBETWEEN. There is nothing planned about any of this, except a Marie Antionette attitude of "let them eat cake".