Economy News Consumers See Worsening Economy, Higher Inflation

How consumers will get through the holidays

More than three-quarters of U.S. consumers now use buy now, pay later services, according to a LegalShield survey. About half of BNPL users told the firm that they plan to purchase more this holiday ... Read More

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines Again in November

Economic confidence decreased to 98.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than seven points lower than October. Read More

Consumers Expect Inflation To Get Worse, Even As Fed Cuts Rates

Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ... Read More

Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re demand shocks that slam employment and economic activity

"Instead, tariff shocks appear to act as aggregate demand shocks—moving inflation and unemployment in the same directions." ... Read More

A Weakening Economy, and a Drastically Cut Economic Support System

Concerns are reportedly growing over the state of the U.S. economy, so it’s worth checking in on its health. The answer is mixed: some positives as it now stands, but also enough warning signs ... Read More

Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage

The fresh data marked three consecutive months of worsening shopper attitudes. Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in ... Read More

Banks see a resilient American economy despite unknowns with tariffs, inflation

Wall Street had one of its most profitable quarters despite uncertainties facing the American economy that include erratic trade policy and steep tariffs from the White House and geopolitical upheaval ... Read More

Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem

Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market. Read More

Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration

The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains. Read More

Consumers See Little Improvement Ahead on Inflation, Softening Job Market

Consumer sentiment changed little in October as Americans grapple with a softer labor market and high prices, although their assessment of future inflation improved slightly. Improvements in the ... Read More

Tariff Dividend: How Trump's $2,000 Stimulus Check Will Impact the American Economy

The Supreme Court is currently weighing whether Trump has the authority to impose tariffs using emergency powers, after lower courts found such actions to be potential executive overreach, US News, Ti ... Read More