Bloomberg (June 2)
“The main drivers behind the remarkably resilient American consumer are losing steam at the same time, suggesting a recent pullback in household demand may be more than just a one-off. Real disposable incomes have risen only modestly over the past year.” The U.S. personal savings rate is sharply lower than a year ago and “many Americans are increasingly relying on credit cards and other sources of financing to support their spending.”
Tags: Consumer, Credit cards, Disposable incomes, Financing, Household demand, Main drivers, Pullback, Resilient, Savings, U.S.
Barron’s (February 23)
“Markets are now pricing for the sweet spot of reflation toward equilibrium. But too much of a good thing is, well, not a good thing. And with the Biden administration proposing a fiscal stimulus package nearly three times as large as the U.S. output gap and given a probable improvement in household demand as more Americans are vaccinated, the risk of overheating is not trivial.”
Tags: Biden, Equilibrium, Fiscal stimulus, Household demand, Markets, Overheating, Pricing, Reflation, Risk, Sweet spot, U.S., Vaccinated
