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International

New Zealand consumer confidence hits highest level since June

The British Retail Consortium said sentiment had been hit by government hints that the main rate of income tax would rise for the first time since the 1970s - an idea which now appears to have been ditched.
International

UK consumer sentiment slides ahead of budget, retailers say

Consumer sentiment surged 12.8 per cent to 103.8 points, a Westpac Banking survey showed on Tuesday. This is the first time optimists have outweighing pessimists since February 2022.
International

Australia’s consumer sentiment soars 12.8% on economic outlook

Shoppers in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The US Census Bureau is expected to release retail sales figures on October 16. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
International

US consumer confidence slips on outlook for economy, jobs

Domestic giants such as BYD, NIO and SAIC are reshaping competition, backed by unmatched battery production capacity.
Opinion & Features

EVs at a crossroads: innovation vs trust

Shoppers walk past Harrods department store in London, UK, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Amid scorching heat in the Middle East, London once again became an outpost for the Gulf elite, continuing an annual custom that helps project their influence in the West and allows an escape to cooler climes. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
International

UK consumers turn more wary as economic worries mount, GfK says

Singapore recorded the largest decline of 10 points to score 47 on the index, as Singapore consumers expressed dampened sentiments across all indicators, especially in the macroeconomic environment.
ASEAN Business

Vietnam consumers most upbeat in Asean: study

New Zealand's consumer confidence index fell to 92.0 in August from 94.7 in June. A reading above 100 shows optimism, while below that indicates pessimism.
International

New Zealand consumer confidence hits lowest level in 10 months: survey

A Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey showed its main index of consumer sentiment climbed 5.7 per cent in July to 98.5, the highest reading since early 2022.
International

Australia’s August consumer sentiment boosted by rate cuts

Some of the world’s biggest companies have warned for months, since US Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcements, that they would be squeezed by hefty duties.
Global Enterprise

Consumer companies confront tariff pricing dilemma

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