The consumer isn’t cracking yet — but the math Is getting worse - CNBC
Key takeaway
US household interest payments hit $604bn annually (2.5% of disposable income), squeezing discretionary spend.
- Step 1 · The triggerthe Federal Reserve holds rates higher, lifting household debt-service costs to $604bn annually
- Step 2 · Knock-onconsumer confidence falls to 81.9 as disposable income shrinks
- Step 3 · Knock-ondiscretionary spending on restaurants, travel, and homebuilding softens
- Step 4 · Reaches youUS SMEs in discretionary sectors see lower sales and face higher borrowing costs on floating-rate debt
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: Google News CNBC
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