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Positive predictions amid all the uncertainty

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T urn on any news channel (I don’t consider MSNBC a news channel, by the way) and the coverage centers around two subjects: the war in Ukraine and inflation. As the financial health of the nation takes blows from inflation, the war in Ukraine and post-pandemic-driven uncertainty, anxiety levels are at an all-time high.

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Economics: ITR forecast signals return to ‘normalized’ growth

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And let’s not talk about the broader global impact that the war in Ukraine has had on many different industries and countries. Another strong indicator of consumers’ propensity to continue spending, according to Beaulieu, is the resiliency of shoppers despite global events—specifically, the war in Ukraine. On top of that, the U.S.