The Julia La Roche Show · Thursday, September 17, 2026
Danielle DeMartino Booth asserts that real retail sales are in decline, despite nominal increases being driven by price inflation. She criticizes the Fed's focus on trends over specific data releases, such as the recent retail sales report, which she believes was misleading.
“Real retail sales remain in the toilet.”
“He's not following a single data release, including this morning's retail sales, which was pumped up by nominal price increases as opposed to unit sales rising.”