Warning lights flash for US consumer strength as credit defaults rise

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US consumers are showing increasing signs of financial stress as they brace for higher prices from the Trump’s administration’s tariffs on imports, raising concerns about a crucial driver of the US economy. 

In first-quarter earnings, JPMorgan said the portion of loans in its credit card business deemed unrecoverable rose to a 13-year high.

Industry-wide, the rate of…