Browsing: Consumer

A trader works as the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses the 50,000 mark on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York…

(Bloomberg) — A rally in short-maturity Treasuries sparked by slumping consumer confidence re-started last year’s yield-curve steepening trend that had run aground this month.Processing ContentThe unexpected…

People hold shopping bags as they make their way through Herald Square in New York, Dec. 11, 2025.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesAmericans are slightly…

Processing ContentKey insights: Pushback on fees, BNPL and new technology are shifting how consumers shop and make payments. What’s at stake: Swipe fees for credit cards and…

Key insight: A new survey of consumer credit companies revealed deteriorating business conditions in the third quarter, and signs of increasing stress among some consumer segments.What’s…

Vicky Parry 25th Nov 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes The Growing Crackdown — and How to Protect Yourself. Online bargain shopping has become a lifeline for…

Key Insight: Wells Fargo has tapped its head of consumer and small-business banking, Saul Van Beurden, to lead its expanding efforts in artificial intelligence.Supporting Data: Just…

Americans are falling deeper into debt, but not across the board.Collectively, credit card balances rose by $24 billion in the third quarter to $1.23 trillion — up 5.75%…

Americans are increasingly concerned about their financial situation amid expectations that inflation could pick up, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Tuesday.The central…

Pictured here is Louis Vuitton’s new cruise ship-shaped store in Shanghai, China, on June 28, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s economic slowdown isn’t…