https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/159452
From what I am seeing nothings crashing before the end of the year. They've started the lowering of gas prices early this year and the stores are being stocked to the hilt with merchandise for holiday shopping. I always find that amazing how they can get gas prices down to a little over three bucks a gallon so people have dispensable income for the holidays. You'd thought this upheaval would have caused a spike but nope, they just keep dropping. I've seen some as low as 3.39 a gallon, down from around 3.59 to 3.79 last month. Than right after Christmas, usually towards the end of January they'll start to rise again.
You are absolutely correct in that they are playing their same old "consume" game.
However, i think something big is going to happen, like Israel attacks the wrong thing, and boom, and then the monster is out of the bag.
But, all i know is things go sideways, not sure how tho.
I suggest stuffing the stockings with rations this year.
Many said for the last couple months that something big was going to happen by the end of the year. Don't know if this Israel - Gaza thing was it or will there be another religious holiday sneak attack on Christmas. So rations in the stocking IT IS~!!! lol.