The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book paints a familiar picture of an economy searching for direction, one defined less by momentum than by hesitation. In...
Consumer sentiment paused its late-summer slide in October, but the story behind the headline hasn’t changed: households remain fixated on high prices and a softening...
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...
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....
All eyes were on the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures data Friday (Aug. 29) as a read-across for when the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates....
Major U.S. retailers’ forecasts reportedly have investors wondering whether the current slump in consumer spending could last through the holiday shopping season. These concerns are due...
The July retail sales report showed solid spending overall, but a deeper dive into category-by-category spending reveals a bit of give and take. The households...
American consumers feel more optimistic about their finances, but wary of several other economic factors. That’s according to the July 2025 Survey of Consumer Expectations, released...