BREAKDOWN: The Anxiety Index... 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy

From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down. 
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:

Skepticism around Powell’s inflation prognostications

The Tesla Stock Split Game

China’s COVID-19 vaccine maker presses countries for early adoption

Our main discussion: The Anxiety Index
We live in an economy organized around consumption and perpetual growth. In that context, factors that cause consumers to be fearful, reduce spending, increase savings, move less and generally slow down can wreak havoc. 
In this episode, NLW discusses four factors shaping and driving consumer anxiety, including:

COVID-19 related concerns, both health and economic

Monetary policy questions 

U.S.-China tensions 

Election insecurity 

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