#Consumer Spending

Articles (22)

• 🇺🇸 BofA: Online spending accelerates to 12% growth in March — 09/04/2026 [USA] Related: #E-commerce, #Economic Indicators
• 🇺🇸 Buckle reports 7% comparable store sales gain in March — 09/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Retail, #Economy
• 🇺🇸 Tax refunds are trending a bit higher this year. Here's how people are spending them — 04/04/2026 [USA]

  Some people are splurging. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.

  Related: #Personal Finance
• 🇺🇸 Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to ...

  Related: #Tax Policy
• 🇺🇸 What conditions could trigger a home improvement recovery? — 21/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Housing Market, #Economic Recovery
• 🇺🇸 What ACA enrollees are cutting back on to afford health care, according to a new poll — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they're planning to deal with health care costs by cutti...

  Related: #Health Care Affordability
• 🇬🇧 UK economy flatlines in January as people cut back on eating out — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

  Related: #Economic Stagnation
• 🇺🇸 China’s Plan to Spur Consumer Spending Is a Mirage — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  China may never be able to realize its longtime promise to shift away from an overreliance on exports.

  Related: #Economic Policy
• 🇺🇸 U.S. consumer spending to remain strong despite Iran shock: analyst — 11/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Geopolitical Risk
• 🇬🇧 'Investing in people': Can China's new push to boost spending revive the economy? — 10/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Beijing has spent decades relying on exports and innovation but that model is now under strain.

  Related: #Economic Policy
• 🇺🇸 China consumer prices buoyed by oil surge and lunar new year — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Deflationary pressures ease as AI-related spending rises and Beijing clamps down on overcapacity

  Related: #Inflation
• 🇺🇸 Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the slump in retail sales that began late last year

  Related: #Retail
• 🇺🇸 The Allure of ‘Slop Bowls’ Fades as Consumers Tighten Spending at Restaurants — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  Sales and traffic at restaurant chains like Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen are falling, as customers grow tired of both salad bowls and their rising price tags.

  Related: #Dining Trends
• 🇺🇸 BofA sees moderate UK consumption growth in 2026 amid rising risks — 06/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Economic Forecast
• 🇺🇸 10% market drop could meaningfully dent U.S. consumption, BCA says — 21/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Market Risk, #Economic Outlook
• 🇬🇧 Art and antiques help lift retail sales in Great Britain to biggest monthly rise since 2024 — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>January increase of 1.8% beats forecasts and was also driven by shoppers snapping up jewellery online</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/feb/20/retail-sales-and-p...

  Related: #Economic Recovery, #Retail Growth
• 🇺🇸 US economic growth likely slowed to a still-brisk pace in fourth quarter — 20/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Economic Growth, #Government Impact, #Technology Investment
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong concert demand — 19/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Entertainment Industry, #Financial Performance, #Legal Challenges
• 🇺🇸 Pernod Ricard’s sales, profits slide on demand slump in main markets — 19/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Corporate Performance, #Market Trends
• 🇺🇸 OneSpaWorld earnings missed by $0.02, revenue fell short of estimates — 18/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Earnings Reports, #Hospitality Industry
• 🇺🇸 Japan’s economy barely grew in Q4, misses forecasts — 16/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Economic Growth, #Monetary Policy
• 🇺🇸 Exxon, Chevron, American Express, and more to report earnings Friday — 29/01/2026 [USA] Related: #Economy, #Corporate Earnings, #Oil Industry