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Joanne Hsu, Director of the Surveys of Consumers and Research Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, discusses why Americans remain uneasy about the economy, examining inflation, energy costs, AI, household finances, and the widening disconnect between the stock market and everyday consumers.

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*This video was recorded on July 31, 2026.

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0:00 - Intro.

3:01 - Gas Prices, Hormuz, and Household Confidence

4:06 - How Consumers View AI, Jobs, and Data Centers

5:37 - Investor Confidence and Risky Asset Allocation

10:02 - How Investors and the Fed Use Sentiment Data

13:40 - What the Consumer Sentiment Index Measures

21:11 - Inflationary Psychology and Buying Before Prices Rise

23:43 - The Wealth Divide: Stocks vs. Consumer Confidence

30:42 - Inflation, Deflation, and Restoring Consumer Confidence

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