There's certainly a lot of bifurcation going on in consumer spending, says Visa's Michael Brown

Economic concerns don't seem to be having a large impact on holiday shopping this season. According to a new Visa analysis, it shows that retail sales increased by 4.2% year-over-year across all payment types. That includes cash and checks.And join us right now with a lot more on that report is Michael Brown, principal US economist for Visa. What was the biggest surprise for you. >> Was just the resilience of consumers.uh as you pointed out, we have seen sort of soft much softer consumer uh sentiment and an ...