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Americans Say the Economy Is Bad but Keep Spending
Original: Americans say the economy is bad but keep spending. Don’t mistake the midterm polls for a forecast
Americans continue to express negative views of the economy while their spending behavior tells a different story, according to Fortune. The piece cautions against reading midterm election polls as a forecast of economic conditions, arguing that consumer sentiment and actual spending habits are diverging ahead of the vote.
Why now: Voter mood and consumer behavior are diverging ahead of the midterms, making the gap between sentiment and spending politically consequential.
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- Americans say the economy is bad but keep spending. Don’t mistake the midterm polls for a forecast · Fortune
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