Consumer sentiment has always been more than a mood measure. It shapes how households decide whether to spend, save or delay purchases, and even how they think about the security of their jobs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Along with home ownership, a longstanding pillar of the American dream is that each generation should outshine the previous one in economic well-being. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
For millions of consumers in the United States, living paycheck to paycheck isn’t a permanent sentence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is postponing its annual consumer spending report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
The financial lives of Generation Z are unfolding in a universe that looks increasingly alien to traditional banks. For decades, checking accounts and passbook savings were the entry point for young customers, anchoring relationships that might eventually blossom into mortgages, auto loans and wealth management....
A growing number of consumers in the United States are living paycheck to paycheck, not because they earn too little, but because of how their financial pasts and perceptions of the future shape how they spend and save. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has taken another sharp downturn, as September’s preliminary data from the University of Michigan signals mounting anxieties over tariffs, inflation and the labor market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
It seems logical: The more income you have, the more you can control your financial life by strategically planning spending and saving and avoiding playing catch-up with monthly bills. Only it doesn’t always work that way. Higher earners with more than $100,000 in annual household...
Consumers are girding for higher inflation over the short term and long term, while sentiment is souring on job prospects for the next few months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
