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‘Squeezing more life out of every dollar’: How inflation is forcing a new reality on American families and amplifying the economy’s ‘K shape’
Higher consumer prices are reining in spending among lower- and middle-income consumers, Fed’s beige book reports.
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Higher consumer prices are reining in spending among lower- and middle-income consumers, Fed’s beige book reports.
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