U.S. consumers pose threat: What if they stop spending?

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Consumer spending in the United States has slowed and further lack of spending could savage world equity markets, particularly China. Consumer spending by Americans is being effected by rising interest rates, debt service charges of 13.6 percent, and new personal-bankruptcy legislation. Personal wealth would also be less if the bottom falls out of the housing market as home valuation would be decreased.

Consumer Expenditures, Private Households, Stationery stores, Consumer Exp-Stationery,Writing Suppl, Consumer Expend-Food & Tobacco, Consumer Expend-Health & Recreation, Consumer Expend-Reading & Recreation, Economic aspects, Economic forecasting, Consumer spending

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Dollar comeback upsets equation

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United States Dollars investment in foreign stock markets was forecast as a good bet, foreign exchanges were expected to rise and the weak Dollar was to exchange in profit when translated from stronger foreign currencies. The foreign markets have performed strongly, however the value of the Dollar has strengthened, rising 12 percent against the Euro.

Europe, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Asia, Industry Overview, International aspects, Dollar (United States), Industry forecasts

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Major stock markets may be next bubble to rupture

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Economic trends including the increases in US bond yields and the liklihood of interest rate hikes is leading to concern from some analysts that international stocks could experience corrections with particular concerns over China's economic situation.

Analysis

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