Economics

Goldman’s Hatzius Says Consumers Using Leverage for Spending

  • Chief economist sees soft outlook for US consumption
  • Consumers are tapping credit and mortgage equity, he says
WATCH: Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, discusses the factors behind his firm’s call for US economic growth.Source: Bloomberg
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US consumers beset by inflation are already relying on leverage to some extent to fund their spending, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief economist, Jan Hatzius.