US consumer sentiment
US consumer sentiment plunges on tariff fears, inflation expectations jump
Trump has slapped a raft of tariffs on a wide range of goods from key trade partners such as Canada, China and the European Union, which have responded with duties of their own
US consumer borrowing growth slows after near-record surge
US CONSUMERS dialled back the pace of borrowing in February after a near-record increase a month earlier.
US consumer confidence drops by most since 2021 on outlook
US CONSUMER confidence fell this month by the most since August 2021 on concerns about the outlook for the broader economy, adding to evidence that uncertainty over the Trump administration’s policies...
US consumer sentiment rises to six-month high on rate relief
Expectations about household incomes also rise to the highest level since June
US retail sales slow on cooldown in cars, petrol spending
The slower sales figure is not expected to have a major impact on the US Federal Reserve’s calculus as it mulls over the size of rate cuts, an economist says
US consumer sentiment rises in September as inflation eases
US CONSUMER sentiment improved in September amid subsiding inflation, though Americans remained cautious ahead of the November presidential election, a survey showed on Friday (Sep 13).
US consumer sentiment increases for first time in five months
The sentiment index climbed to 67.8 from 66.4 in July
US business activity edges higher; pricing power diminishing
Average prices charged for goods and services rose at the slowest rate since January
US consumer sentiment ebbs in July; inflation expectations improve
US consumer sentiment ebbed in July, but inflation expectations over the next year and beyond improved, a survey showed on Friday (Jul 12).
The matrix of consumer discontent
THE past two years have been very good for the US economy. Unemployment has crept up a bit, but not by a lot, and the employed share of Americans in their prime working years is higher than, to make a...
