{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Eurodollar University","title":"The Retail Death Spiral Has Begun","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1262,"description":"If you are in any way interested in precious metals,  you need to see what today's video sponsor, Monetary Metals, is doing with them at the link below:\n http://www.monetary-metals.com/Snider/\nIt was a trifecta of disinflation disaster in today's numbers, with Walmart adding to the woes with its own deteriorating environment. Retail sales were more than soft, industrial output fell, but most concerning prices fell sharply - including wholesale services costs crashing the most on record. \nEurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis\nWalmart Q1 earnings\nhttps://corporate.walmart.com/content/dam/corporate/documents/newsroom/2025/05/15/walmart-releases-q1-fy26-earnings/q1-fy26-earnings-release.pdf\nCNN Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/walmart-prices-tariffs\nCNBC Walmart CFO says price hikes from tariffs could start later this month, as retailer beats on earnings\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/15/walmart-wmt-q1-2026-earnings.html\nBloomberg US Retail Sales Barely Rise, Suggesting Some Spending Pullback\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/us-retail-sales-barely-rise-suggesting-some-spending-pullback\nBloomberg US Producer Prices Fell Unexpectedly in April as Margins Shrank\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/us-producer-prices-fall-unexpectedly-as-margins-decline\nReuters US manufacturing output falls in April on weak auto production\nhttps://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-manufacturing-output-falls-april-weak-auto-production-2025-05-15/\nhttps://www.eurodollar.university\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-PtiTzNd5Hw0QA5KJSn4hxFg04siyhv-eokn_umaeKU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkyNDMvMTY2ODk5/MjU1OS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}