Even though Congress failed to prevent the $600 additional UI payments from expiring last Friday, we still expect a deal in the coming weeks which will offset the continued hit to incomes from the pandemic. With the saving rate so elevated, the bigger driver of consumption over the coming months is the path of the virus itself, with the latest signs providing some encouragement that the recovery remains intact.
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