K-shaped economy
The investment boom has supercharged the economy by raising productivity, hoisting profits, driving record stock-market gains and underpinning consumer spending, especially among the wealthy. And yet, most Americans aren’t feeling the burn. High inflation is the biggest killjoy — goods and services cost about 30% more now than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. Wages are barely keeping up with inflation, if that. And people worry about AI taking their jobs, raising their energy bills or worse. ”If most people ask, ‘Am I better off now than I was four years ago,’ the answer is, ‘Not really,’” MarketWatch 23 October 2026 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-u-s-economy-is-great-by-this-measure-and-the-good-times-arent-over-so-why-are-americans-so-sour-4be897db Why does everything feel so expensive? https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/03/why-does-everything-feel-so-expensive.html The American dream has been the driving belief system of my country. The idea ...