Wherever consumer sentiment goes, consumer spending usually goes too. They're like buddies that do everything together. Consumer sentiment wants a hair cut, its buddy consumer spending does too. But ...

The Bloomberg Second Measure U.S. Consumer Spend Index shows that observed U.S. consumer spending increased 1.4% year-over-year (YoY) in October 2025, reversing the summer slowdown. Nonstore Retailers ...

The balance of spending power in the United States has tilted decisively toward the top of the income ladder. The richest 10 percent of households now drive roughly half of all consumer purchases, ...