Chart of the week: U.S. consumer debt grew the most in six months in May as total credit outstanding climbed $24.6 billion to $3.898 trillion

Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized, Outstanding 

University of Michigan consumer confidence index at 97.1 in July shows a modest slowdown, but still highly positive.

Most interesting is the drop in households’ long-term inflation expectations. Who would have guessed?

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University of Michigan consumer confidence index at 97.1 in July shows a modest slowdown, but still highly positive.

Most interesting is the drop in households' long-term inflation expectations. Who would have guessed?

— Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) July 15, 2018

 

 

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