US Household Saving Rate Vanishes, Credit Card Debt Soars

Tags: Economic Policy, The Fed, Financial Markets, U.S. Economy

07/02/2022 Daniel Lacalle

The United States economy may have delivered no growth in the first half of 2022 after the decline in the first quarter, narrowly avoiding a technical recession.

Original Article: “US Household Saving Rate Vanishes, Credit Card Debt Soars”

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