Consumer Confidence

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....

Finnish Grocery Retail Sales Up 3.8% In April

Finnish grocery retail sales were valued at €1.42 billion in April, which marks a 3.8% increase on the same month last year, according to Päivitt...

U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls As Brexit Inflation Hits Services

U.K. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level since immediately after the Brexit referendum as accelerating inflation unnerved households. An ind...

UK Consumers Expect Brexit Price Rises, Nielsen Study Finds

Consumer confidence is down slightly since the triggering of Article 50, according to the latest Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions from...

Aussie Economy Grows Faster Than Forecast As Consumers Spend

Australia’s economy expanded faster than forecast in the fourth quarter of 2016, as household savings fell to the lowest level in more than eight yea...

German Unemployment Declines As Confidence In Economy Improves

German unemployment continued to decline in February as companies expressed confidence in the outlook for Europe’s largest economy. The number of...

U.K. Economic Momentum At Risk As Consumer Confidence Wanes

U.K. consumer confidence weakened this month as the pound’s slide, rising prices and weak pay growth began to weigh on the powerhouse of Britain&rsqu...