Consumer Spending Falls Short As Sentiment Declines, While Inflation Heats Up

Saturday, March 29, 2025 1:30 PM EDT Image Source: Pexels Consumer spending increased by +0.4% in February, coming in below street estimates of +0.5%. This comes after January's results (-0.3%), which were the worst in almost four years. (Click on …

Consumer sentiment falls as inflation expectations grow| Tatiana Bailey

Consumer sentiment significantly dropped once again from 64.7 in February to a preliminary 57.9 in March, a steep 11% decline. Sentiment has now fallen for three straight months, down 22% from December. The downturn bridges all demographics, political …

Weekly Indicators: New Orders Sink Further, But Consumer Readings Still Steady

Summary High-frequency weekly indicators provide a timely nowcast of the economy, signaling changes before monthly or quarterly data is available. February data showed increases in new single-family home sales, real personal income, and spending, despite …

Hot PCE Inflation Data And Weak Spending Sure To Give The Fed Headaches

Saturday, March 29, 2025 8:53 AM EDT (Click on image to enlarge) Personal Consumption Expenditure Price data from the BEA, chart by Mish The Personal Income and Outlays Report for February 2025 shows stronger than expected inflation, and weak real spending …

Consumer spending ticks up — but so does inflation — amid Trump tariffs jitters

Wall Street nosedived on Friday after fresh economic data revealed an unexpected uptick in price pressures – sparking jitters that President Trump’s tariffs will keep inflation sticky.  A Commerce Department report showed the Personal Consumption …

Holidays experiencing biggest post-pandemic rebound in consumer spending – Nationwide

Consumers remain cautious with spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation picked up last month and consumers barely raised their spending, signs that the economy was already cooling even before most tariffs were imposed. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices …

Inflation, consumer spending misses push US stocks lower 

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher in February while consumer spending continued to disappoint, painting an uncertain picture for future monetary …

Consumer spending ahead of tariffs: Chart of the Day

00:00 Julie Hyman Of the many questions that we are asking ourselves currently is, we know that people feel bad. We've got the sentiment data, but what are they actually doing in terms of spending and how is it being affected by the upcoming auto …

Rising prices, weak consumer spending spotlight ‘stagflation’ risk

Dive Brief: Inflation accelerated and consumer spending rose less than expected in February, stoking worries that the U.S. economy is lurching into a period of “stagflation” marked by rising prices and slow growth. Consumer spending last month increased …