Macroeconomic Update (Income, expense, consumer credit)Real income is experiencing a steeper rate of change than real disposable income. This coupled with increased productivity and a declining quit rate is disinflationary, but frustrating for workers. This tends to translate to pessimistic economic outlook.
Spending is slightly up to relatively fl
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Consumer income, spending, and borrowingIt's important to look at multiple data points in labor and consumer reporting before drawing conclusions. Be skeptical of any financial or social media presenting a single data point as something to be optimistic or pessimistic about.
This chart reviews income, spending, and borrowing data:
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