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4 Reasons Why Lawmakers Should Reject Medicaid Per Capita Caps
Congressional Republicans may seek to drastically cut Medicaid by imposing per capita caps, which would place a hard cap on per-person federal Medicaid spending. At a time when people across ...
Higher Financing Costs Continue to Keep Harley Dealers and Consumers on the Sidelines
As evidence, in 2020, temporary factory shutdowns, dealer closures, and shifted product launches, led Harley to cede massive market share, down around 800 basis points, to 42% in 2020. Since then, it ...
Banking Central| A double boost to consumption: Will we see real impact on consumer spending?
A 25 bps rate cut alone is unlikely to significantly reduce EMIs—translating to mere hundreds of rupees in savings for most ...
India’s budget 2025: can tax relief revive slowing consumption?
India’s 2025 budget cuts taxes to boost spending, but can it offset slowing growth amid inflation, weak demand, and global ...
Americans are worried about money. So why are they spending more than ever?
What's the disconnect between consumers saying they are worried about the economy but holiday spending was at record highs?
Consumer sentiment drops sharply in February as inflation worries soar
The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.8 in a preliminary February reading, down from 71.1 in the prior month and the lowest reading since July.
US Consumer Sentiment Drops as Inflation Expectations Surge
The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers on Friday said its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 67.8 from January's ...
US Consumer Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low on Price Worries
US consumer sentiment slumped in early February to a seven-month low on a spike in short-term inflation expectations related ...
GST holiday ends soon. Whether it worked depends on who you ask
The GST tax holiday is almost over after giving many shoppers and diners a little break on their bills for the past two months.
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Consumer trend: When wealthier Americans drive retail spending to power a struggling U.S. economy
That trend, documented by Federal Reserve research, represents something of a shift from the pre-pandemic period. And it ...
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Nigeria’s CPI rebasing: What to expect and why it may not substantially affect inflation
As the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) prepares to unveil Nigeria’s rebased Consumer Price Index (CPI), analysts, ...
Did Canada’s tax ‘holiday’ boost spending? Data shows little growth
The GST 'holiday' is nearly over, but new data looking at spending in Canada during its first month shows it may not have spurred spending as originally hoped.