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<p dir="ltr">Wherever consumer sentiment goes, consumer spending usually goes too. They’re like buddies that do everything together. Consumer sentiment wants a hair cut, its buddy consumer spending does too.<p dir="ltr">But lately, these friends are drifting apart.<p dir="ltr">While consumer sentiment about the economy is down … spending remains strong. <p dir="ltr">And not just that… Interest rates are still high, inflation is growing, tariffs have made the prices of goods go up. And yet, consumer spending looks good. What gives?<p dir="ltr">Today - a consumer spending mystery. Is the economy actually healthy? Or is something distorting our view of the economy?<p dir="ltr"><em><a href="https://www.planetmoneybook.com/"target="_blank" >Pre-order the Planet Money book and get a free gift</a>. / <a href="https://n.pr/3HlREPz"target="_blank" >Subscribe to Planet Money+</a></em><p dir="ltr"><em>Listen free: <a href="http://n.pr/PM-digital"target="_blank" >Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href...