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Grocery Sales and Consumer Sentiment
Is consumer sentiment a good gauge for how people will spend in the future? The hypothesis is when sentiment is moving up that people...
Eric Karlson
Aug 103 min read
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The Tariff Rumble
The 2025 Q2 GDP initial estimate was released this week and came in at a robust 3.0%. Last quarter ( https://www.derivzero.com/post/the-...
Eric Karlson
Aug 22 min read
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Are Grocery and Restaurant Sales Friends or Enemies?
When speaking with clients and colleagues, one of the common themes I hear is grocery and restaurant sales are inversely related. When I...
Eric Karlson
Jul 22 min read
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The Tariff Tumble
The latest GDP number is a little confusing. GDP was up over 2% last quarter and then down 0.3% in 2025 Q1. Expectations were for 0.4%...
Eric Karlson
Apr 302 min read
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