The economic landscape in 2024 is pretty challenging, with consumer sentiment recently hitting a seven-month low. Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says the unusually wide gap between current economic conditions and future expectations is what’s really notable – and the analyst says the gulf in this metric suggests that “we are dealing with an unbalanced economy of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots,'” according to a recent note. Even though inflation is cooling down, high prices are still a buzzkill for consumers, dampening their expectations for real income gains over the next five years. This strain is also…