Consumer Spending

Powell: US Faces Long-Term Damage As Downturn Persists
Powell: US Faces Long-Term Damage As Downturn Persists
June 16, 2020  |  Economy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday (June 16) that the economy under the pandemic has continued to cause pain to American citizens despite the appearance...

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How Card Issuers Can Stay Competitive In The Post-Pandemic World
How Card Issuers Can Stay Competitive In The Post-Pandemic World
June 11, 2020  |  Payment Methods

As consumers have been hit hard by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, card issuers have seen a sharp impact to their business. In...

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BLS: Consumer Price Index Fell In May
BLS: Consumer Price Index Fell In May
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

With the COVID-19 pandemic underway, consumer prices fell last month, led by drops in prices for motor vehicle insurance, energy and apparel. These price drops,...

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Retail Sales Fell Only 5.6 Pct In May As Consumer Spending Improves
Retail Sales Fell Only 5.6 Pct In May As Consumer Spending Improves
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

Consumer spending in the United States gradually increased last month as shoppers arose from lockdown. Mastercard figures indicated that retail sales in the U.S., outside...

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Tough Times in Consumer Credit Could Push Some Americans to Nontraditional Lenders
Tough Times in Consumer Credit Could Push Some Americans to Nontraditional Lenders
June 08, 2020  |  Economy

April wasn’t a good month for consumer-credit use. According to the latest Federal Reserve data, U.S. consumer borrowing dropped 19.6 percent — its fastest decline...

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Retail Infrastructure Catches Up With Digital Shift
Retail Infrastructure Catches Up With Digital Shift
June 08, 2020  |  Retail

The long-term consequences of the digital shift continue to be quantified and qualified. As evidenced by last week’s PYMNTS’ card on file report, consumers are...

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IDC: Smartphone Market To Decline 12 Pct Due To Pandemic
IDC: Smartphone Market To Decline 12 Pct Due To Pandemic
June 07, 2020  |  Mobile

The latest casualty of COVID-19: smartphone shipments.  By year’s end, the number of units shipped globally is expected to plummet by nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion...

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The Digital Shift, Real-Time Payments, Stimulus Funding Top This Week’s News
The Digital Shift, Real-Time Payments, Stimulus Funding Top This Week’s News
June 05, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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