UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Fearing fear'
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We should be getting US personal income and spending data today, but because the US lacks a properly functioning government we are getting no such thing. This matters because the resilient middle-income consumer has kept the US from recession this year. Credit card data hints tha
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