American consumers are facing added strain as inflation continues to outpace wage growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Consumer prices accelerated in August, adding to household expenses at a time when many financially constrained consumers have already reduced the discretionary spending they can...
For roughly 60 million workers in the United States, getting sick is not only a health event. It can be an income event, and, soon...
Households added more credit in July across cards and long-term loans, extending the financial obligations that will compete with other spending in the months ahead....
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Savings are becoming a dividing line in household finances, separating consumers who can absorb an expensive surprise from those pushed into financial difficulty by it....
The summer’s biggest retail sales events did more than create a larger shopping crowd. Their overlap also changed who showed up, how much they spent...
The American consumer is still spending, but the Federal Reserve’s latest survey makes it increasingly difficult to speak of all consumers as though they were...