economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

Tax Refunds Fuel Unexpected Used Car Price Spike
Tax Refunds Fuel Unexpected Used Car Price Spike
March 06, 2026  |  Economy

Wholesale used vehicle prices increased by 4% year over year in February, driven by warmer weather and larger-than-usual tax refunds, Cox Automotive reported Friday (March...

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Corporate Earnings Confirm PYMNTS Data on a Cautious but Active Consumer
Corporate Earnings Confirm PYMNTS Data on a Cautious but Active Consumer
March 04, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Corporate earnings releases and conference calls often serve as a real-time test of economic narratives. Management observations offer insight into how consumers behave at the...

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FinTechs Target Budget Stress to Meet Affordability Crisis
FinTechs Target Budget Stress to Meet Affordability Crisis
March 04, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

There’s an affordability crisis rocking households in the United States. Housing, insurance, healthcare, childcare, transportation and other categories once expected to scale gradually with income...

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NY Fed Chief Sees Growing Divide Between Low-Income and High-Income Households
NY Fed Chief Sees Growing Divide Between Low-Income and High-Income Households
March 03, 2026  |  Economy

A top Federal Reserve official said he sees an increasing divide between low-income and high-income households. John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal...

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Why Income Gains Don’t Always Boost Spending
Why Income Gains Don’t Always Boost Spending
March 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

As the PYMNTS audience saw in Monday’s newsletter (March 2) there’s some wisdom to be gleaned from crowds. The occasion was the launch of the...

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The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
February 26, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

In March 2020, government officials and epidemiologists were telling Americans to brace for a two-month shutdown. PYMNTS Intelligence went into the field and asked 1,923...

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Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
February 26, 2026  |  eCommerce

Financial stress is no longer just shaping what Americans buy. It is reshaping how they pay. That was the central insight of “Consumer Financial Stress...

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AI Disruption Debate Roils Markets and Refocuses Risk
AI Disruption Debate Roils Markets and Refocuses Risk
February 25, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

While everyone is worried about AI’s ability to write everything from term papers to publication-ready journalism, it was a human writing about AI that rocked...

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White House Economist Rejects AI Doomsday Fears
White House Economist Rejects AI Doomsday Fears
February 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A White House economist said a report that warned of potential risks to the economy posed by artificial intelligence (AI) “violates some of the basic...

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