McDonald’s executives warned Thursday (May 7) that consumers are becoming more cautious with their spending as economic uncertainty continues to weigh on household budgets, prompting...
Consumers are more pessimistic and more uncertain about the rate of inflation over the next year than they were a month ago, according to data...
Global supply chain pressure reached its highest level in nearly four years in April as the Iran war disrupted the movement of goods and drove...
The wallets are open, but the runway is getting shorter. Consumer spending in March continued to outpace income growth, with rising energy costs and everyday...
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) declined by 0.6% in March amid higher oil prices and stressed supply chains. The LEI is based on...
Car companies are reportedly expecting a combined $2.3 billion in refunds on tariff payments. As Reuters reported Thursday (April 30), automakers have begun logging that anticipated income...
The clearest sign of consumer strain may not be what households are cutting, but how many different ways they are trying to keep up. That...
The gas price spike drove the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment to the lowest level recorded in its over 73-year history. The index declined...