Eggs have been a major driver of grocery inflation’s persistence, with average prices in recent months rising more than 21% year over year, per the Bureau of...
Ingrained faith in the physicality of banknotes has long driven German consumer behavior, as cash still accounts for an average 51% of all retail transactions as recently...
Wall Street is parsing the latest inflation data, gaming the odds of another Fed rate hike — or pause. And while the headline data show...
The popular conception of a household living paycheck to paycheck may be one of poverty. The reality is that a large share of households representing...
A strong labor market may be softening, confirming consumer hesitancy in returning to previous spending patterns. Department of Labor figures released Thursday (June 8) noted increased...
Consumers may be reaching their affordability ceiling when it comes to products such as ham. The meat industry, beleaguered with supply and labor challenges, may...
When examining consumer spending habits, top-down numbers may not tell the whole story. Who exactly is spending and who is not is vital data for...
Even as millennials age into increased financial responsibility, more members of the generation are having trouble making ends meet. Now aged between 27 and 42,...
Millennials with student loans to lose 6.5% of spending power as repayments resume. That’s the headline PYMNTS reported this week and it’s a headline that’s...