Consumer Confidence

UK Consumer Confidence Drops Back To Post-Brexit Vote Low

Sentiment among UK households dropped this month to match the weakest reading since just after the Brexit vote, led by a sharp drop in confidence in the ec...

Second Straight Drop In US Retail Sales Shows Tepid Spending

US retail sales unexpectedly dropped for a second month in June, signalling consumers are providing only modest support for the US economy, Commerce Depart...

UK Confidence Lowest Since Just After Brexit Vote

Sentiment among UK households fell to its lowest level since just after the Brexit vote as the rising cost of living and inconclusive general election dete...

Happy Europeans May Bring Back Spark To Lagging Consumer Stocks

Europeans haven’t felt this good about spending in 16 years. That bodes well for companies focused on shoppers. The MSCI Europe Consumer Discretio...

UK Consumer Confidence Dips To Post-Referendum Levels In June

U.K. consumers are feeling just as gloomy as they were after the Brexit vote a year ago. An index of consumer confidence dropped to 106.9 in June, a lev...

UK Squeeze Tightens As Wages Grow At Slowest Pace In Two Years

The squeeze on UK households intensified in the three months through April as wage growth lagged further behind inflation. Average earnings rose 1.7%, t...

Why US Consumers Aren't Spending Their Cash

Consumer confidence and retail sales have not moved in tandem of late. Since the US economic expansion started in mid-2009, a gauge of confidence has risen...

Euro-Area Confidence Unexpectedly Slips From Decade High

Euro-area economic confidence fell for the first time this year, and consumers’ outlook for inflation weakened, pointing to subdued price pressures....