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The resolution also authorizes Israel’s presence in a Gaza buffer zone and conditions PA administration of Gaza until it “can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza.”

That’s because it provides a buffer against many surprise expenses that may wind up as credit-card debt, which is often hard to pay off and snowballs due to high interest rates.

They basically built inventories in a very notable way, and that really acted as a buffer to the tariff pressure.

Other experts suggest an even greater emergency-savings buffer — sometimes as much as 12 months of essential expenses covered.

Growing stress among lower-income households manifests in rising delinquency rates, shrinking buffers, and reductions in discretionary spending, which then hurt businesses that depend on widespread demand rather than high-margin customers.