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Her mum has also taken special leave from work to be her full-time carer, meaning it is going to be "a tight couple of months financially".

“Financial market conditions are not indicating tight monetary policy,” Schmid said in prepared remarks at a conference.

"I hit like a tight little draw into it," she said.

Beef prices have also been rising this year in part due to a tighter supply of cattle.

Shah warns that “the economy’s resilience also hides a growing divide across income groups,” with higher-income households supported by equity wealth and lower-income families facing tighter credit, stagnant wages, and tariff-driven price pressures.