McDonalds is doing it again as the economy is now in a race against time. The fast food giant is creating a $3 value deal after having brought back the $5 value menu in the middle of 2024. The timing wasn’t an accident back then. That previous time, it was confirmation the labor market had indeed shifted to flat Beveridge - even if it took almost those two years for the payroll data to finally and fully pick up on it. But in company after company, we’re seeing major changes, not just McDs. Pepsi. Dollar Tree.

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Diesel tops $5 a gallon for the first time since 2022. Here's what it means for the economy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diesel-prices-5-dollars-gallon-economic-impact/

Dollar Tree Winning Wealthier Shoppers With Higher-Priced Items
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/dollar-tree-falls-after-annual-outlook-disappoints-investors

McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mcdonald-s-newest-3-value-menu-is-sounding-an-alarm-about-america-s-k-shaped-economy/ar-AA1YQVnZ

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It was maybe inevitable that the oil shock would lead to a dollar shock especially around Asia. The sudden, sharp rise in oil prices is essentially a margin call in dollars which hits the biggest energy importers the hardest. Today, the biggest economy in Southeast Asia just tightened currency controls restricting dollar availability there, and confirming the monetary situation is in a precarious position already.

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Meta Platforms is reportedly considering laying off over 20% of its workforce. The company didn’t confirm anything, but it also didn’t deny the thrust of the rumor, either. The purpose of these theoretical job cuts does not appear to be replacing employees with AI bots, instead it sure looks like the company is trying desperately to conserve a lot cash which raises a bunch of questions about debt and debt markets.

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Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount: Reuters
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/14/meta-planning-sweeping-layoffs-as-ai-costs-mount-reuters.html

BIS Financing the AI infrastructure boom: on- and off-balance sheet borrowing
https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2603u.htm

How AI Companies Are Keeping Debt Off Their Balance Sheets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/meta-xai-starting-trend-for-billions-in-off-balance-sheet-debt

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