Everything is seemingly bad news, interest rates are rising, job numbers are bad, the International community is slowly backing away from the USA.
Is there any good news?
Well, yeah, gas prices are dropping!
But...Why? Listen and find out!
Show Notes:
Bond information: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/treasury-yields-auction-fomc-minutes.html
Bond King article: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/bill-gross-stock-market-warning
Job Numbers: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-posts-weak-job-growth-132758582.html
For fun, the inflation calculator: https://www.us-debt-clock.com/inflation
Trucking article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/16-trucking-companies-hit-bankruptcy-court-in-less-than-a-month
Ohio gas tax holiday: https://www.13abc.com/2026/09/30/ohio-lawmakers-pass-gas-tax-suspension-heads-governors-desk/
White House staff on Trump's Iran war rationale: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-says-us-bombed-173000099.html
Episode 79 & 51 can be found on https://www.themadcentrist.com
TIME interview transcript: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/
UN Charter: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter
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