j*****h 发帖数: 3292 | 1 Reports of the demise of the U.S. consumer have been exaggerated.
Households are reducing their debts and building savings faster than he
anticipated, said Richard Berner, co-head of global economics for Morgan
Stanley in New York, giving them more room to spend in the future.
“The deleveraging timetable is nearly a year ahead of schedule,” he said.
Debt payments as a share of disposable income fell to 12.46 percent in the
first quarter from a peak of 13.96 percent in 2008 and are about in line |
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