What's the disconnect between consumers saying they are worried about the economy but holiday spending was at record highs?

U.S. inflation increased by the most in eight months in December amid robust consumer spending on goods and services, ...

Consumer spending on home gyms and health food products gave retailers a much-needed boost in January as they dropped prices to recover from a dismal Christmas. At such a critical moment in US history ...

The holiday shopping season was a gift of sorts to the economy: Consumer spending surged in December to cap off another strong year of growth and position the U.S. to expand briskly again in early ...

Top five factors influencing consumer spending - sustainability, ultra-processed foods (UPF), habits, trends, affordability.

As we learned on Thursday, GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.3%. And consumer spending is a key contributor. It rose 4.2% for the quarter. Spending on durable goods — items designed to last ...

The consumer confidence index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the ...

A retail executive survey by Deloitte found a majority of respondents expect climate change, increasing price wars and retail ...

And in December, they ramped up their spending significantly. Consumer spending shot up 0.7% from November, exceeding economists’ expectations for a 0.5% gain. With Thanksgiving landing late in ...

“We hold a positive outlook for consumer spending in the Philippines in 2025. For 2025, we expect it to be driven mostly by strong economic growth and its feed-through into higher disposable income, ...

Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s tradition-bucking pressure on the central bank.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation increased by the most in eight months in December amid robust consumer spending on goods and services, suggesting the Federal Reserve would probably be in no ...