Americans Are Loaded With Cash, But With Nowhere to Spend It

Jan 24, 2022, 08:00 AM

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After building up record levels of savings during the pandemic, Americans are ready to spend, but inflation and supply issues are throwing obstacles in their way. Host J.R. Whalen discusses the issue with WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher, and is joined by Dr. Ann Kier-Schroeder, whose plans with her husband to build a house have been put on hold.
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After building up record levels of savings during the pandemic, Americans are ready to spend, but inflation and supply issues are throwing obstacles in their way. Host J.R. Whalen discusses the issue with WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher, and is joined by Dr. Ann Kier-Schroeder, whose plans with her husband to build a house have been put on hold.

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