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  "path": "/2026/06/02/640866-hasset-americans-spending-optimism/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T14:36:10.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Analysts have told RT that soaring prices, not confidence, are driving higher spending Americans are spending more on everything from groceries to gasoline because they are “optimistic” about the future, not because they are struggling with the rising cost of living, US President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser has claimed – a view many economists […]",
  "title": "Americans spending more because they are ‘optimistic’? Economists challenge Trump adviser’s claim"
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