# Thriving, Striving or Surviving

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Podcast: [Moody's Talks - Inside Economics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moody-s-talks-inside-economics-3677209)
Published: 2026-07-17T19:55:52+00:00
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## Resource

The financial health of the American consumer is top of mind these days, and no one better to discuss it with than Emmaline Aliff of Equifax and our own consumer maven, Mike Brisson, join the podcast to dig into the evidence. While the consumer sector as a whole remains resilient, the story differs dramatically across the thrivers, the strivers, and the survivors. We also unpack a week full of inflation data with Matt Colyar, who helps us sort through the numbers and their implications for the economic outlook.

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