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The closing of the U.S. economy’s K-shaped gap

The closing of the U.S. economy’s K-shaped gap

By Courtenay Brown, Axios 

For years, America’s economy has been defined by a “K-shaped” gap: The rich kept spending at a rapid pace, while everyone else struggled to keep up.

  • That divide is suddenly narrowing.

Why it matters: Economists warned that consumer spending growth was increasingly reliant on wealthy Americans, leaving the economy vulnerable to a stock market downturn or any other wealth shock.

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