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Should we worry about consumer credit?

Consumers still appear confident enough to borrow in order to sustain spending growth in the face of higher inflation. But how worried should we be that higher household borrowing and debt will ultimately prompt a steep drop in spending or riskier lending leads to an abrupt fall in credit supply?

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