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Americans have blown through excess pandemic savings. What does that mean for the economy?

May 8, 2024
We've spent the $2.1 trillion that two San Francisco Fed economists say we saved during the pandemic.
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All those pandemic savings? They might already be gone

Sep 28, 2023
People in the U.S. saved an estimated $2.1 trillion at one point in the pandemic. By some estimates, that money's pretty much gone.
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