American consumers are increasingly pessimistic about their job prospects, according to new Conference Board data. The June installment of the board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI), released Monday (July 6) showed that the share of consumers who reported that “jobs are hard to get” climbed to...
Americans are dealing with a surge in surcharges as businesses look to counter rising costs. That’s according to a report Monday (April 13) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which notes that the past few weeks have seen package-delivery companies and airlines introduce new or higher fees, citing increased fuel prices....
The new divide in consumer confidence is not whether Americans feel good about the economy, but whether they have enough income to turn that confidence into real spending power. The report, “Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations,” argues that...
Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest point since 2014 in January, with survey respondents expressing concerns about a range of factors that affect the economy, The Conference Board said Tuesday (Jan. 27). “References to prices and inflation, oil and gas prices, and food and grocery...
April 08, 2026
The new divide in consumer confidence is not whether Americans feel good about the economy, but whether they have enough income to turn that confidence into real spending power. The report, “Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations,” argues that household earnings now shape financial outlook more than almost any […]
April 18, 2025
The four financial services companies that reported results Thursday (April 18) — KeyCorp, Truist, American Express and Fifth Third Bancorp — faced investors against a backdrop of fresh tariff headlines, stubborn...
April 16, 2025
As earnings season kicked off last week, JPMorgan’s CFO Jeremy Barnum said on the conference call with analysts that consumers had been front-loading their spending ahead of anticipated price increases...
March 25, 2025
Consumers are weighed down by concerns about tariffs and the state of their own financial conditions — and they’re anything but confident. As they eye the so-far-unknown impact of tariffs,...
September 29, 2026
Consumer confidence fell in September as consumer concerns about the cost of fuel and other goods and services rose to new heights, The Conference Board said in a Tuesday (Sept. 29) press release. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell by 6.7 points during September to reach 81.9 at the end of the month, according […]
July 06, 2026
American consumers are increasingly pessimistic about their job prospects, according to new Conference Board data. The June installment of the board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI), released Monday (July 6) showed...
April 13, 2026
Americans are dealing with a surge in surcharges as businesses look to counter rising costs. That’s according to a report Monday (April 13) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which notes that...
January 27, 2026
Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest point since 2014 in January, with survey respondents expressing concerns about a range of factors that affect the economy, The Conference Board said Tuesday...
