U.S. consumer spending has benefited from strong wage growth and low unemployment so far, but it faces huge risks if the ...

The last time inflation expectations ran that high was in 1981, toward the end of a historic period of high prices, ...

The first monthly decline in prices in nearly five years also suggested softening demand amid recession fears and led markets ...

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index slid to 50.8 in April from 57.0 in March and dipping below the 54.0 ...

U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, in a seemingly sharp rebuke of President ...

Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April for the fourth straight month as the trade war fuels worries about inflation and ...

The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a decline on ...

Spending at US retailers skyrocketed last month at the strongest monthly pace in more than two years as Americans rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s massive tariff hikes.

Americans are increasingly anxious about their financial prospects, with a closely watched gauge of consumer confidence ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation picked up last month and consumers barely raised their spending, signs that the economy was already cooling even before most tariffs were imposed. Friday’s report from the ...

Federal Reserve will hold rates as Trump's tariffs stoke inflation concerns, says Collins Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity, climbed 0.4% after a ...