consumer confidence

In the United States of America, the U.S. consumer confidence index is an economic indicator published by The Conference Board to measure consumer confidence, which is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the U.S. economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and spending.

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UK Retailers See ‘Bad Start to the Festive Season’
UK Retailers See ‘Bad Start to the Festive Season’
December 03, 2024  |  Retail

British retail sales weakened in November, a trend driven by the timing of Black Friday. Sales volumes fell by 3.3% last month, the lowest reading since April,...

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Primark Owner Forecasts Uptick in Lower-Income Consumer Confidence
Primark Owner Forecasts Uptick in Lower-Income Consumer Confidence
November 05, 2024  |  Retail

The head of Associated British Foods has predicted rising confidence among lower-income consumers. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), George Weston made...

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Consumer Confidence Marks Big Gain Despite Inflation Concerns
Consumer Confidence Marks Big Gain Despite Inflation Concerns
October 29, 2024  |  Economy

One week ahead of the election, we’re living in what might charitably be called uncertain times. And yet, as measured by The Conference Board’s latest...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Crept Up in September Amid Renewed Spending
Credit Card Delinquencies Crept Up in September Amid Renewed Spending
October 27, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Consumers spent with confidence last month as retail sales climbed. And as Seeking Alpha noted in its “Credit Pulse” report Sunday (Oct. 27), much of...

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NY Fed Sees Four-Year High in Consumers Expecting to Miss Minimum Debt Payment
NY Fed Sees Four-Year High in Consumers Expecting to Miss Minimum Debt Payment
October 15, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

A growing percentage of consumers think they could miss a minimum debt payment in the next three months. Consumers’ delinquency expectations increased for the fourth...

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U. Mich. Consumer Index Slips Amid Unexpected Frustration Over High Prices
U. Mich. Consumer Index Slips Amid Unexpected Frustration Over High Prices
October 11, 2024  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment inched down in early October amid continued frustration over the prices of goods and services. While it dipped a “meager” 1.7% or 1.2...

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Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
Mixed Economic Signals: Strong Jobs Report, but Declining Confidence
October 07, 2024  |  Economy

Monday (Oct. 7) marked a double dose of economic data that provided a continued diet of mixed signals. First up, the Federal Reserve’s latest data on...

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EU Saves as US Consumers ‘Drive Global Economic Train’
EU Saves as US Consumers ‘Drive Global Economic Train’
October 06, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

European consumers are saving at higher rates than before COVID as their American counterparts spend. As the Financial Times (FT) noted in a report Sunday...

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Consumer Confidence Drops to 2-Year Low as Paycheck-to-Paycheck Segment Struggles
Consumer Confidence Drops to 2-Year Low as Paycheck-to-Paycheck Segment Struggles
September 24, 2024  |  Economy

For lower-income consumers, the most vulnerable subset of the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, the outlook is, in a word … gloomy. As measured in the latest reading...

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