Consumer sentiment inched down in early October amid continued frustration over the prices of goods and services. While it dipped a “meager” 1.7% or 1.2...
The Producer Price Index (PPI) was unchanged in September after rising 0.2% in August. The PPI, which measures wholesale prices, saw a 0.2% increase in...
In economics, there’s often a bifurcation when it comes to data — the difference between what the headlines tell us and what the wallet feels....
Inflation may be waning, but Americans aren’t seeing much relief when paying for medical care. Employer-sponsored health insurance costs climbed 7% for the second year...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday (Oct. 8) that regulators in the U.S. and the U.K. have made it difficult for companies to go public....
In the ongoing battle for grocery shelf space, consumers are increasingly seeking value. Grocers are eager to meet this demand, while also capitalizing on the...
As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers are rolling out early sales strategies to capture consumer spending against a backdrop of economic uncertainty. With inflation...
Consumers pulled back a bit on their spending increases in August, notching the slowest growth since the beginning of the year. The latest data from...