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Some mild respite for businesses as last week’s data suggests some easing of price pressures. Energy crisis concerns are also at their lowest since Feb’22 when the war in Ukraine began. But consumers remain cautious, staying away from taking more debt or running down savings. Too bad, for those lucky enough to have accumulated some Covid savings, they’d be of real benefit to the economy. Thankfully, holiday spending in the final weeks of the year should spur some gains.