Brooke Sutherland 2.6 3 ideas

Industrial earnings for consumer-facing products (power tools, residential pools, HVAC) are weak. Companies are citing consumers "trading down" or delaying renovations. High interest rates and economic uncertainty are freezing the "housing turnover" economy. Without existing home sales, demand for renovations (tools, new AC units) collapses. AVOID Residential Industrials. Fed cuts rates aggressively, sparking a housing turnover boom.