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Jul 2024
21m 58s

Can the US consumer stay strong?

GOLDMAN SACHS
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The US consumer has powered the global economy in recent years, but are signs of strain starting to form? Goldman Sachs Research’s Chief US Economist David Mericle, and Kate McShane and Bonnie Herzog, co-business unit leaders of US consumer, discuss the outlook for consumer spending and the US retail sector.  For more information, listen to our Goldman Sachs ... Show More
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