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One in Five US Firms Plans Hiring Freeze
Economy // August 21, 2025

A growing number of American companies plan to slow hiring in the latter half of this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Third Straight Conference Board Drop Flags Recession Risk for Credit Portfolios
Economy // July 21, 2025

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined by 0.3% in June, following a flat reading in May (revised upward from an initial −0.1%), per a Monday (July 21) news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Consumers Temper Spending Plans as Confidence Slides in June
Economy // June 24, 2025

The most recent inflation data indicate that the impact of tariffs overall has been thus far not been as drastic as some might have feared. But consumers are still mulling what’s to come, and the spending picture is at best mixed. Get the Full Story Complete...

The Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Rises After US-China Trade Deal
Consumer Insights // May 27, 2025

Consumer confidence picked up in May after five months of decline, The Conference Board said Tuesday (May 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Inflation and Tariff Anxieties Spur Consumers to ‘Pull Forward’ Their Spending

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

November Consumer Confidence Jumps, but Spending Plans Mixed

November 26, 2024
Headed into Black Friday, consumers are more positive than they have been in months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence

October 07, 2024
Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on consumer credit showed an overall...

Consumer Confidence Drops to 2-Year Low as Paycheck-to-Paycheck Segment Struggles

September 24, 2024
For lower-income consumers, the most vulnerable subset of the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, the outlook is, in a word … gloomy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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One in Five US Firms Plans Hiring Freeze

August 21, 2025
A growing number of American companies plan to slow hiring in the latter half of this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree […]

Third Straight Conference Board Drop Flags Recession Risk for Credit Portfolios

July 21, 2025
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined by 0.3% in June, following a flat reading in May (revised upward from an initial −0.1%), per a Monday...

The Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Rises After US-China Trade Deal

May 27, 2025
Consumer confidence picked up in May after five months of decline, The Conference Board said Tuesday (May 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Concerns About Tariffs Drive Widespread Decline in Consumer Confidence

April 29, 2025
Consumer confidence declined for the fifth consecutive month in April as consumers expressed growing concerns about tariffs’ negative effects on prices and the economy, The Conference Board said Tuesday (April...