Leading indicators are neutral with improving profits and money supply, while coincident data stays strong. See why the ...

In a sign that consumer demand may be fraying around the edges, spending at US retailers slowed sharply in April to 0.1% ...

What matters most, however, is the labor market. “If American consumers have money, they’re going to spend it, and the ...

The Fed holds rates steady amid strong spending data, while tariffs spark market turmoil and threaten growth. Read more on ...

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 0.7 percent in the January-March period, marking the first contraction in four ...

TOKYO -- The global economy is slowing, with real growth in the U.S. and Japan in January-March turning negative, as prolonged high prices put downward pressure on consumer spending and U.S ...

Retail sales increased by 0.1% in April as consumers kept up their spending momentum ahead of potential price increases from ...

Consumer spending wasn’t particularly strong last month, and Walmart will be raising prices soon, clearing the way for other ...

Consumer spending is the backbone of the economy, accounting for two-thirds of gross domestic product. The steep drop in retail sales could lead to another quarter of disappointing GDP after the ...

Consumer sentiment in the U.S. edged down in May for a fifth straight month as Americans increasingly worry that President ...

The decline was steeper than economists’ median forecast of a 0.3% contraction, raising the risk of a technical recession if ...