According to CoinMeta, Peter Schiff ( Peter Schiff ) pointed out that in September 2026, consumer confidence dropped to 81.9, the lowest level in 12 years, even lower than during the pandemic. At the same time, inflation expectations for the coming year have risen to 5.1%. In addition, the latest JOLTS report shows that the number of job vacancies in the real estate sector fell to 50,000 in August, the lowest since February 2014.