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The Soft Landing Is Global, but It’s Cushiest in America | Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out. (www.nytimes.com)

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Both states and households have only slowly spent down the savings they amassed during those pandemic years, so the money has continued to trickle through the economy like a slow-release booster shot. On top of that, government spending has remained elevated as the Biden administration has begun to make sweeping infrastructure and climate investments.

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More than 305,000 employees in the U.S. lost their jobs in a torrent of major layoffs at U.S. companies throughout the year, according to Forbes’ layoff tracker, starting with a parade of cuts at tech giants in January, and persisting stubbornly throughout the summer and fall even as recession fears tapered off and as unemployment rates remain low.

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