Consumer spending in January was down from the robust pace in December but still posted a 5.44% gain when compared with ...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence IndexTM, which had improved considerably in April, posted another large gain in May. The Index now stands at 54.9 (1985=100), up from 40.8 in April. The ...

The University of Michigan recorded a 10% year-on-year drop, and other data found sentiment hit a four-month low.

California shoppers continue to worry in the Trump 2.0 era, as one measure of optimism dropped to a 30-month low.

My trusty spreadsheet looked at the Conference Board’s consumer confidence indexes for January, which tracks California, seven other states and the nation. This yardstick of psyche comes from ...

"The latest confidence surveys conducted in December 2024 showed an improvement in both consumer and business ... Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press conference in Accra on Monday to announce ...