Rising Misery Index Signals Mounting Economic Pressure
2026-05-19·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
Economic headwinds continue to reverberate from the conflict in the Middle East, but the US economy has proven relatively resilient in the wake of this macro shock.
How long that resilience lasts is unclear, but the pressures are building.
The current Misery Index is still well below the previous peak, but the gap is narrowing, and the geopolitical news from the Gulf suggests more of the same is coming in the near term.
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Economic headwinds continue to reverberate from the conflict in the Middle East, but the US economy has proven relatively resilient in the wake of this macro shock. How long that resilience lasts is unclear, but the pressures are
