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US consumer confidence nudges higher in March

The consumer confidence index increased to 91.8 this month

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GfK’s consumer confidence index fell to -21 in March from -19 in February.

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[LONDON] British consumer sentiment weakened to its lowest in nearly a year in March as households fretted about the potential impact of the Iran war on the economy and the possibility of sharp price ...

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed its monthly CPI was unchanged in February, from the previous month.

Australia’s CPI flat on month in February; up 3.7% on year

[SYDNEY] Australian consumer prices were flat in February as prices for domestic holidays and petrol dipped, while core inflation came in a little slower than forecast, though all this preceded the sp...

About half of people polled who thought the UK economy was worsening had cut spending as a consequence.

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A quarter surveyed described their financial situation as “insecure”

Barclays’ survey showed consumer spending grew by 1.1 per cent in February in annual terms after a 0.8 per cent increase in January.

UK consumer spending slows in February as inflation fears dim sentiment, survey shows

Consumers fear the Middle East conflict will push up fuel prices, energy bills and inflation.

A Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey showed its main index of consumer sentiment rose 1.2 per cent to 91.6 in March.

Australian consumer sentiment bounces in March, but war looms

[SYDNEY] Australia’s consumer sentiment bounced modestly in early March after three months of retreat, a survey showed on Tuesday, though the mood was steadily darkening as conflict in the Middle East...

The annual pace of spending growth in Australia slowed to 4.6 per cent, the lowest since May last year, from 5 per cent in December.

Australia household spending posts lacklustre bounce in January as rate hike looms

Markets are betting the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest rates steady at 3.85 per cent this month

Reflecting worries about inflation, more than half of the people surveyed by Barclays said they planned to reduce spending on food and discretionary items this year.

UK consumers cut spending in December by most since 2021, Barclays says

[LONDON] Britain’s consumers reined in their spending in December by the most in almost five years, according to debit and credit card data from Barclays published on Tuesday, adding to other signs of...

A Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey showed its main index of consumer sentiment fell 1.7 per cent to 92.9 in January, after tumbling 9 per cent the month before.

Australia consumer sentiment stuck in the doldrums amid rate jitters

[SYDNEY] Australia’s consumer sentiment slipped in January as households wrestled with renewed rate jitters and an uncertain economic outlook, a private survey showed on Tuesday.