The last time inflation expectations ran that high was in 1981, toward the end of a historic period of high prices, ...

Tariffs are looming, inflation is still sticky and US consumers are bracing themselves for the impact. That’s according to data released Friday from the Commerce Department: Americans socked away ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation picked up last month and consumers barely raised their spending, signs that the economy was already cooling even before most tariffs were imposed. Friday’s report from the ...

Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April for the fourth straight month as the trade war fuels worries about inflation and ...

The first monthly decline in prices in nearly five years also suggested softening demand amid recession fears and led markets ...

The global trading community and other stakeholders expect Powell to speak on a number of topics such as President Donald ...

Spending at US retailers skyrocketed last month at the strongest monthly pace in more than two years as Americans rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s massive tariff hikes.

The university’s advance monthly consumer sentiment index for April tumbled, falling nearly 11% from a month earlier and is ...

It started creeping upward that year when a combination of supply chain backlogs and generous stimulus policies fueled a rapid uptick in consumer spending. Inflation peaked in mid-2022 and has bee ...

Retail sales are forecast to total as much as $5.48 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast by the National Retail ...

There’s been a sharp decline in consumer sentiment, and business sentiment measures have weakened too,” New York Federal ...

US consumer spending for Easter is expected to rise about 5% this year as Americans snap up candy and gifts to celebrate despite concerns around high inflation and economic uncertainty ...