US Consumer Spending Is Increasingly Driven by Richer Households
- Spending by low earners jumped with pandemic aid, then slowed
- Wealth effect of asset boom boosts top-end spending: Fed study
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The consumers powering US economic growth are increasingly those who are higher up the income ladder, and likely enjoying a wealth effect from asset-price gains, according to research by Federal Reserve economists.
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