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Klarna’s income is tied to consumer discretionary spending which is falling off a cliff.
by datalopers 4y ago
Klarna’s income is tied to consumer discretionary spending which is falling off a cliff.
- sharken 4y agoWith COVID becoming just another disease and the uncertainty from the war in Ukraine, it will only be worse from now on for consumer spending. A lasting peace for Ukraine needs to happen before that will change. And with Ukraine not willing to give any territory to Russia, that peace seems very far off. A coup in Russia could change that, but a coup seems very unlikely.
- vinyl7 4y agoThis has nothing to do with Ukraine, and everything to do with inflation and insane increases in the cost of everything.
- codefreeordie 4y agoIt has a little bit to do with Ukraine, insofar as energy is having its own shortage exacerbated by the conflict on top of the massive inflation that would probably create demand destruction all on its own.
- wbsss4412 4y agoConsumer spending is continuing to steadily grow.[0] [0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEC96 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEC96
- lljk_kennedy 4y agoThat seems to stop showing any data later than Mar 2022?
- wbsss4412 4y agoThat’s true, it doesn’t capture data from the last two months. The trends in market valuations have been consistent for several months now though, going back into last year. Whereas any collapse in consumer spending has yet to manifest itself for any longer than a month and a half.
- datalopers 4y agoLook at volumes, not just $. Volumes are down Y/Y while $ is just slightly positive due to inflation. Or just look at Target’s Q1 results and guidance from last week.
- wbsss4412 4y agoThe chart I linked is inflation adjusted.