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According to the latest New York Fed survey, 43.6% of US consumers reported being financially worse off in May compared to a year earlier. That’s the highest level since January 2023 and marks the third consecutive monthly rise.
For context, this figure never exceeded 20% pre-pandemic. It peaked at 51.3% in mid-2022.
Looking ahead, 36% expect to be worse off over the next year.
The chart from the survey shows how pessimism has trended over the past decade.
What’s your take — temporary hangover from inflation and rates, or a sign of deeper issues?
Source: New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations
(Full data: metricshour.com)

• GDP: Turkey $1.4T vs Mexico $1.9T
• GDP Growth: 3.3% vs 1.4%
• Inflation: 58.5% vs 4.7%
• Debt/GDP: 26.6% vs 49.6%
• Unemployment: 8.5% vs 2.7%
• Exports: $375B vs $681B

Despite similar overall size, Mexico shows significantly stronger macro stability with much lower inflation and higher exports.

Full side-by-side comparison and more country data here: https://metricshour.com/compare/tr-vs-mx

Which emerging market pair are you watching most closely right now?

Public-source BCCL / BHARATCOAL investor update.

Prabhat Khabar, Dhanbad, reported on 6 June 2026 that BCCL suffered a reported ₹73.92 crore impact due to coal grade slippage. The clipping says BCCL’s average grade confirmation was around 89.99%, with grade slippage of about 10.01%.

This is shareholder-relevant because grade slippage is not only a technical coal-quality issue. It can affect:

• realised selling price
• customer deductions or billing adjustments
receivable recovery
• customer confidence and lifting behaviour
• future coal booking/offtake negotiations
• margin quality
• disclosure adequacy after listing

Why the number matters:

BCCL’s FY26 investor presentation shows PAT of ₹128.28 crore, PBT of ₹149.18 crore and EBITDA of ₹785.38 crore. Against that, a **reported ₹73.92 crore grade-slippage impact is about 57.6% of FY26 PAT, about 49.6% of FY26 PBT and about 9.4% of EBITDA. That makes it a serious performance-**monitoring issue even if the company still has to clarify the exact accounting treatment.

The context is already weak. FY26 revenue from operations fell to ₹13,644.78 crore from ₹15,917.21 crore. Production fell 12.30%, offtake fell 13.62%, and profit per tonne fell sharply to ₹46.12 from ₹446.84. BCCL also disclosed that trade receivable days increased from 34 to 67 and gross debtors rose to ₹3,024.97 crore. In this backdrop, any grade-linked under-recovery or customer deduction becomes more important for investors.

Questions shareholders may reasonably ask:

1. Was the reported ₹73.92 crore already absorbed in FY26 results?
2. Is it a billing deduction, rebate, receivable adjustment, quality penalty, or internal estimate?
3. Which customers or coal categories were affected: FSA, e-auction, washed coal, or raw coal?
4. Can this affect future lifting, order flow, customer confidence or pricing?
5. What area-wise corrective action has been taken for sampling, dispatch monitoring and third-party grade verification?
6. Has BCCL made any specific NSE/BSE disclosure on this issue?

I checked BCCL’s visible investor-relations announcement list and did not find a clearly visible disclosure specifically on the reported ₹73.92 crore grade-slippage issue, subject to further verification from exchange PDFs/company clarification.

Source: Attached Prabhat Khabar clipping dated 6 June 2026.
Not investment advice. This is a public-source investor discussion, not a buy/sell/hold view. Corrections or additional filings are welcome.