According recent data from the University of Michigan, American consumers’ perceptions of the economy grew more negative in May. The preliminary reading of the university’s consumer sentiment index ...

Its latest quarterly barometer of sentiment suggested people’s improved confidence around current finances and expected ...

Markets today hinge on consumer confidence data, the key test for sustaining this week’s rally amid lingering tariff and ...

Retailers are trying to navigate their way through economic uncertainty in 2025. Tariffs, inflation and lingering fears of a ...

Consumers showed signs of weakness last month as retail sales slowed, indicating shoppers may be pulling back as they await ...

US inflation slowed to its lowest rate in ... Additionally, well-documented plunges in consumer confidence weighed on discretionary services prices last month, particularly for air transportation ...

Another potentially encouraging inflation report this week could ... U.S. household spending generally has held up despite plunging consumer confidence but Americans are starting to pare back ...

For months, American consumers and businesses have been hearing that President Trump’s massive tariffs would drive up prices ...

(1) Inflation. The CPI inflation rate should ease a bit further in April, according to the Cleveland Fed’s Inflation ...

Retail: Target slashed its annual sales forecast on Wednesday after posting a sharp fall in quarterly same-store sales. The ...