Inflation expectations are up and media sentiment is down

News sentiment tends to lag inflation expectations. Watch these charts

If it’s Friday, it’s time for Chart of the Week here at Strength In Numbers. Let’s take a look at inflation and news coverage.

Economist Joseph Palitano had a great piece about the impacts of tariffs on mass economic sentiment and the business environment at his Substack Apricitas Economics on Tuesday. He included this chart of consumers’ expectations fo…