Exhausted Consumers Are “Spent Up & Lent Up”, So Economy Will Slow


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It feels like a tale of two economies right now.If you ask an economist, chances are you’ll hear that the US is doing great, growing faster than its G7 peers, with low unemployment and a stock market back near all-time highs.But if you ask the average man on the street, you’ll likely hear a very different story.One of hardship, where wages aren’t keeping up with the massive spike in cost of living, where companies are reducing hours, freezing hiring or actively laying workers off, and households are increasingly forced to turn to expensive credit cards to fund living essentials.Which of these is more accurate? And are things likely to get better or worse from here?For an expert view, we’re lucky today to talk with Stephanie Pomboy, economic and market analyst and proprietor of MacroMavens.comVideo Length: 01:32:38More By This Author:Are Trillions Of New Loans About To Be Pumped Into The Housing Market?Bad Data And Bad Policy Will Force Fed To Scramble To Cut RatesFed Balks At Interest Rate Cuts, But Says Hikes Unlikely

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