Divergence in Household Wealth
Widening gaps in household wealth between the asset-heavy United States and other advanced economies reshape capital flows and the resilience of consumer demand, recurring as asset prices drive net worth.
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New rankings show average wealth per adult in Western Europe is less than half that of the US, though Europe narrows the gap on median wealth—concrete evidence of the asset-driven household-wealth divergence the thesis tracks.
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Supporting · July 25, 2026
Wealth Rankings Show US Households Far Ahead of Western Europe on Average
New rankings show average wealth per adult in Western Europe is less than half that of the US, though Europe narrows the gap on median wealth—concrete evidence of the asset-driven household-wealth divergence the thesis tracks.
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