There's a puzzling split between how consumers overall feel about the economy and how they're acting, how much they are spending overall. Normally spending and feelings go together. Not right now.

The 2026 challenge for the consumer economy is made “clear in new research from KPMG UK, which highlights that despite the majority of people continuing to feel financially secure, a combination of ...

With the U.S. government shutdown stretching into its 17th day and official economic data releases on hold, new figures from Morning Consult showed positive Y/Y consumer spending growth for the eighth ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian household spending edged higher in September as gains in food, health, and petrol were offset by drops in air travel and accommodation, suggesting only a patchy recovery ...

The balance of spending power in the United States has tilted decisively toward the top of the income ladder. The richest 10 percent of households now drive roughly half of all consumer purchases, ...