WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US has seen gross domestic product (GDP) growth blow past predictions, hiring numbers surge unexpectedly and consumers still spending even as interest rates climbed — deftly averting a dreaded recession in 2023.

While interest rates have hit the highest level in more than two decades, a situation ordinarily accompanied by higher unemployment and a consumption pullback, it has not been the case this time.

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