1. Command

$ npx news consumer-sentiment --debug --verbose --force-reboot

2. Output

INFO: Initializing economic data parser... done.

INFO: Fetching Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for December 2025...

WARN: Confidence index registered 89.1, a 3.8-point drop. Fifth consecutive monthly decline detected. System Stability: RED.

DEBUG: Looks like the optimism variable hit NaN again. Typical year-end bug.

INFO: Current business and labor market conditions downgraded from previous month.

ERROR: Short-term outlook remains below recession threshold for the 11th straight month. This isn't a glitch, it's a feature.

DEBUG: Yelena Shulyatyeva, senior US economist, confirmed the 'feeling worse and worse' phenomenon during holiday shopping season. No surprise there.

INFO: Contrasting data: Commerce Department reports Q3 GDP grew at a 4.3% annualized rate, exceeding expectations.

WARN: GDP boost attributed to "robust consumer spending". This seems contradictory given the confidence data. Is this a race condition?

ERROR: However, Q3 momentum already fading fast due to rising cost of living and recent government shutdown. Shulyatyeva: "Do not be overexcited about the GDP numbers."

DEBUG: Lagged gdp_data vs. forward-looking consumer_confidence_index creating a serious data inconsistency. Expect slowdown variable to increment towards 2026.

INFO: Other surveys confirm: University of Michigan sentiment also negative in December compared to last year. Unemployment projected to rise.

ALERT: Current jobless rate highest in four years. Inflation at 2.7%, showing 'signs of cooling'. Cooling for whom?

3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)

ERROR: Uncaught exception `EconomicOutlookMismatchException` at `ConsumerSentiment.js:42:12`

at `renderEconomicDashboard()` (`dashboard.html:L123`)

at `updateUI()` (`main.js:L56`)

at `processMarketData()` (`dataProcessor.py:L301`)

Caused by: `InflationaryPressureError` at `CostOfLivingIndex.java:88`

when attempting to reconcile `current_spending` with `future_outlook`.

Panic! Segmentation fault in the public_mood module. The system tried to allocate hope, but the memory was already full of dread.

What went wrong: The core issue is a fundamental disagreement between backward-looking metrics (GDP) and forward-looking sentiment. It's like your npm install says "success" but your package-lock.json is screaming. The government_shutdown function also introduced an unforeseen dependency bug, cascading into a general user_unhappiness state.

4. Patch Notes

• - Fixed: Initial excitement over Q3 GDP. This has been deprecated.
• - Regression: Consumer confidence index continues its downward spiral, now at 89.1. Previous builds had more optimism.
• - WARN: Recession outlook warning persisted for 11th consecutive month. Developers are now considering making this a permanent feature.
• - New Feature: Jobless rate elevated to 'highest_in_four_years' status. Enjoy the update!
• - DEBUG: Inflation cooling reported, but user perception shows heat_index remains high. Further investigation required into user_perception_filters.
• - Known Bug: "Rising Cost of Living" remains an untriaged critical issue. No ETA on fix.