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Consumers have bleak expectations for income growth

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Sluggish income growth is weighing on consumer confidence.

That’s our takeaway from the latest survey data on consumer confidence.

Some context: The central bank (PBoC) publishes a quarterly survey of household sentiment on current and future economic conditions – with an index above 50 ...