On its surface, last week’s job report was anemic at best and confounding at worst. And where there’s a cloudy picture on job prospects, the...
Consumers are feeling a bit more positive, notably about “buying conditions,” as shown in the latest release from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers....
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...
Consumers pulled back a bit on their spending increases in August, notching the slowest growth since the beginning of the year. The latest data from...
There was a slight improvement in consumer sentiment this month, as inflation’s heady pace ticked lower. But while the University of Michigan’s preliminary reading for...
Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging...
Consumer sentiment has remained fairly steady thus far in August, inching up 2.1% compared to the previous month and down 2.3% compared to August 2023....
Consumers are reportedly delaying or cutting back on travel and experiences amid an uncertain economic outlook. Online booking platforms, airlines, hotels and other companies in...
American companies added 122,000 jobs this month, while wage growth continued to slow. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report from ADP, released Wednesday (July 31),...