# Economy Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-26 01:00 UTC > **Category:** Economy > **Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-09-26 01:00 UTC (2026-09-26T01:00:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-26-01-00/non_crypto/economy > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-26-01-00/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 3 - **Total Impressions:** 196.5K - **Bullish / Positive:** 2 - **Bearish / Negative:** 1 - **Neutral:** 0 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 128, Retweets: 19, Likes: 1966, Impressions: 196452 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 2.0K likes · 19 retweets · 125 comments · 196.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-25T22:39:17.483000+00:00 > > "TIL that competition from copper smelters is so competitive in 2026 that they are charging $0 to smelt copper. Treatment charges (TC's) have gone to $0 while spot charges have gone negative. Mines are receiving compensation for turning their copper concentrate into smelted ore." ### Discussion #2 by @pdxmoderate > **Author:** [@pdxmoderate](https://x.com/pdxmoderate) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 154 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-26T00:25:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/pdxmoderate/status/2103642016471261409](https://x.com/pdxmoderate/status/2103642016471261409) > > "Despite the doomer predictions of a 30% "housing crash," the U.S. real estate market remains remarkably resilient. New data from Homes.com reveals the national median home price actually rose 2.1% year-over-year to $395K in August. This defiance comes despite 7%+" ### Discussion #3 by @nbcbayarea > **Author:** [@nbcbayarea](https://x.com/nbcbayarea) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 98 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-26T01:00:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nbcbayarea/status/2103650798869590463](https://x.com/nbcbayarea/status/2103650798869590463) > **Visual Context:** A close-up of a gas pump with the 'DIESEL #2' button visible and several inspection stickers, overlaid with text reading 'Supply chain inflation: How rising diesel prices will impact consumers' and a 'BAY AREA' NBC logo. > > "Get ready for the domino effect from rising fuel prices: trib.al/VlqAM7M"