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K-shaped economy is real, per New York Fed research

<div>Data: <a href="https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/05/tracking-the-k-shaped-economy-whos-driving-spending/" target="_blank">Federal Reserve Bank of New York</a>; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios</div><p>The uncomfortable new normal for the U.S. economy: spending g

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K-shaped economy is real, per New York Fed research<div>Data: <a href="https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/05/tracking-the-k-shaped-economy-whos-driving-spending/" target="_blank">Federal Reserve Bank of New York</a>; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios</div><p>The uncomfortable new normal for the U.S. economy: spending g
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