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World Service,13 Aug 2022,49 mins

US consumers spending more

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Sam Fenwick is joined by Ralph Silva, broadcasting analyst from Yorkville University in Canada and Yoko Ishikura, a Professor at Hitotsubashi University and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network. People in the US are spending more than earlier in the year as the country's consumer sentiment survey results rise to a three-month high. Mayonnaise is one of the world’s most versatile condiments and now it's even being used to measure inflation. Tracy Alloway, a financial journalist with Bloomberg and co-host of the ODD LOTS podcast, tells us more. Last year Pernilla Nyrensten made history when she became the first female founding chief executive to float her company on the Stockholm stock exchange in its 160-year history. The company has recently been valued at over one billion dollars. (Picture: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: People shop at a grocery store on June 10, 2022 in New York City. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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