Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience

Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate

September 17, 2024
US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience
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US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?

A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls

October 29, 2023
US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?

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