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...
Consumers in the United States continue to spend, but their incomes are not keeping pace. The widening gap indicates household savings may risk being depleted,...
Along with home ownership, a longstanding pillar of the American dream is that each generation should outshine the previous one in economic well-being. Young adults...
For millions of consumers in the United States, living paycheck to paycheck isn’t a permanent sentence. The surprising angle of new research is that most...
Households in the United States are struggling to cover their monthly expenses. Rent, groceries, utilities and childcare are demanding a greater share of the paycheck....
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is postponing its annual consumer spending report. The announcement Friday (Sept. 19), presented without explanation, follows President Donald Trump’s...
The retail calendar has always had its tentpoles. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. The holiday rush that begins in earnest when the leaves turn. But this...
The Mastercard Economics Institute expects holiday spending to increase at a lower rate than last year as consumers navigate a slowdown in hiring in the...