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Bleak outlook for consumer spending across DMs

Although consumer spending has remained remarkably resilient in the US so far this year, it has weakened in other advanced economies. And as the lagged effects of high interest rates filter through to households in an environment of low consumer confidence, we expect consumer spending – even in the US –  to be weak over the coming months.

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