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Slower Growth

Slower Growth

Consumer spending growth has slowed down

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Jun 17, 2024
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Summary: Comments from Capital One and Bank of America suggest that consumer spending growth may finally be materially slowing. Bank of America said that credit and debit spend was up just 0.7% y/y in May. Despite this slowdown, the Fed is sticking with its plan to maintain interest rates at a restrictive level and capital markets are losing confidence …

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