As the Trump administration’s tariff policies take shape in early 2025, an undercurrent of caution is flowing through American consumer behavior. Economic analysts are observing measurable shifts in ...

Many shoppers fear higher costs and trade uncertainty and plan to reduce spending on extras. McKinsey finds that half of ...

Traders rejoice when the Federal Reserve drops interest rates, but is it good news for everyone? Interest rates have a direct ...

Around 40% of respondents to the ECB’s consumer expectations survey expected tariffs to be inflationary and around 13% said ...

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry weighed in Tuesday on how she thinks consumers are behaving amid current economic conditions, calling their response "unsettled and uneven." During the company’s third-quarter ...

A panel will discuss how economic and political uncertainty is impacting every aspect of the life insurance industry.

According to Blue Yonder data, 84 percent of global respondents would stop shopping with a retailer if they tightened the ...

It has long been recognized that voters bring their political behaviors in line with economic assessments. Recent work, however, suggests that citizens also engage in economic behaviors that align ...

Consumers are looking to adopt sustainable habits into their day-to-day lives. And in that ever-evolving push towards everyday sustainability, the concept of a circular economy — where materials are ...

A quick read of the news about statistics on such questions as consumer attitudes, savings rates, and behavior during and after previous economic shocks suggest that the more things change, the more ...

Americans are slashing their spending, hoarding cash and shrinking their credit card debt as they fear their jobs could disappear during the coronavirus pandemic. US credit card debt suddenly reversed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kian Bakhtiari writes about Gen-Z marketing and social impact. Unlike past years, changes in human psyche, social behavior and ...