Will consumers remain confident enough to keep on spending?

The evidence that consumers are gloomier about the economic outlook but upbeat about their own finances doesn’t sit comfortably together. So which picture of the consumer – unconcerned enough to continue spending strongly, or becoming more worried about the future – should we believe?

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