KBRA Releases Research – November Retail Sales Shine Bright While Fading Labor Market Dims Prospects for 2025

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research discussing solid November retail sales growth, the slowly fading labor market, and the stubborn persistence of inflation. This report examines these developments in light of still softening state sales tax receipts and the Federal Reserve's decision to further cut rates in December.

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