economics
From Boom to Balance: Comparing 2023‑24 Consumer Shifts, SME Agility, and Fiscal Responses in the U.S. Recession
From Boom to Balance: Comparing 2023-24 Consumer Shifts, SME Agility, and Fiscal Responses in the U.S. Recession The 2023-24 U.S. recession prompted a measurable pivot in household spending, compelled small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) to re-engineer operations, and triggered a coordinated fiscal response that together define the new economic equilibrium.