consumer sentiment

Consumer Sentiment Dips as Inflation Fears Resurface

Consumer Sentiment Dips as Inflation Fears Resurface
Consumer Sentiment Dips as Inflation Fears Resurface
March 27, 2026  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment fell back 5.8% this month, ending a three-month positive streak and offsetting all the gains registered during that time, according to final March...

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Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
March 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Household finances are showing resilience on the surface, but the underlying sentiment points to a more constrained consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Consumer Spending Stays Strong Despite Slower Income Gains
Consumer Spending Stays Strong Despite Slower Income Gains
February 20, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers continue to shoulder the expansion of the U.S. economy, even as late-year data reveal a more deliberate spending posture and a softer pace of...

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Consumer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Pressures
Consumer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Pressures
January 23, 2026  |  Economy

Consumer outlook improved in January, reversing some of the sharp deterioration seen at the end of last year, though the recovery remains tentative. The University of...

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Fed’s Beige Book Finds Growth Flat, Uncertainty Rising
Fed’s Beige Book Finds Growth Flat, Uncertainty Rising
October 15, 2025  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book paints a familiar picture of an economy searching for direction, one defined less by momentum than by hesitation. In...

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Inflation Clouds Consumer Sentiment, Nudging Households Toward Credit
Inflation Clouds Consumer Sentiment, Nudging Households Toward Credit
October 10, 2025  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment paused its late-summer slide in October, but the story behind the headline hasn’t changed: households remain fixated on high prices and a softening...

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