Recent data on the French household sector have flattened hopes that healthy consumer spending growth would prevent a sharp economic slowdown. With inflation soaring, consumer confidence at a record low and the housing market at risk of collapse, French consumers will not shore up the economy as we had hoped. But there are good reasons not to expect a US-style hard landing.
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