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Byline: Sarah Butler Shops, bars and restaurants are expected to see a halo effect as Labour's election victory and a bumper weekend of sport kickstarts a bounce in consumer spending [...]

Topps Tiles sales dropped as the retailer suggested it is seeing a small improvement in 'challenging' market conditions. Like-for-like sales fell 9.7pc in the third quarter compared with the same [...]

Byline: Jessica Perry Fiserv's latest small business index held steady in May, while sales increased year over year as well as from the previous month. The Fiserv Small Business Index [...]

THE reduction of rice tariffs could have a net positive effect on the country's economic growth by boosting household consumption, according to an economist from HSBC. In a briefing on [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA): Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System áNote: GDP=gross domestic product In 2022, [...]

July retail sales showed a modest increase, but several hard goods segments continue to lag. Inflation has eased, with CPI at 2.9% and perhaps paving the way for the Fed [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers spent more at small businesses in July, a rebound fueled by strong sales of general merchandise and health and personal care products. The Fiserv Small [...]

Jyvaskyla: Jyvaskyla Municipality, Finland has issued the following news release: In the July statistics, the number of visitors to the travel pages exceeded the number of visitors to the main [...]

TOKYO, August 6, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Household spending in Japan saw the second month of decline from a year earlier in June, government data showed on Tuesday. Household [...]

Canberra, Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics has issued the following press release: Household spending fell 0.5 per cent in June, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Australian [...]

(GlobeNewswire) - CHICAGO, July 25, 2024 United States consumer technology sales revenue is now forecast to decline by 2% in 2024, reflecting underperformance in the first half of the year [...]

'After months of uncertainty caused by the paralyzing, ongoing dispute within the traffic light government, the budget compromise presented today is a complete disappointment and not the turnaround that Germany [...]

* Real-term household spending in Japan declined by 1.8% YoY in May 2024, falling short of market forecasts. * The decline was the fourth consecutive fall this year. * Weak [...]

* Household spending in Sweden decreased by 0.4% in May 2024, marking the third consecutive contraction. * Declines were observed in transport, retail sales, restaurants, furniture, household equipment, housing, electricity, [...]

Canberra, Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics has issued the following press release: Household spending was 0.1 per cent higher than a year ago, according to figures released today by the [...]

TOKYO, July 5, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan's real household spending in May saw the first decline in two months by shrinking 1.8 percent from a year earlier, government [...]

Kenanga Investment Bank reported today that Malaysias banking sector experienced robust growth in May 2024, with system loans increasing by 5.8%, aligning closely with their CY24 projections amidst sustained demand [...]

Citi economists predict that the Federal Reserve (Fed), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Bank of England (BOE) will all cut interest rates in September. The bank's forecast aims [...]

During the month of April 2024, the amount of money spent by households in Sweden decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous month's revised number. Spending fell in the following [...]

Canberra, Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics has issued the following press release: Household spending on health was 15.7 per cent higher than a year ago, according to figures released today [...]

MILWAUKEE: FISERV, INC has issued the following news release: Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Indextm [...]

TOKYO, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan's real household spending gained 0.5 percent in April from a year earlier although consumption remained sluggish amid soaring prices, government data [...]

NEEDHAM: IDC has issued the following news release: The wearables market began 2024 with a growth spurt as global shipments of wearable devices grew 8.8% year over year in the [...]

Fiserv Small Business Index holds steady at 145 Small business sales grew 4.3% year-over-year, and 0.2% month-over-month MILWAUKEE -- Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and [...]

Consumers eased up on spending in the face of rising prices and high interest rates, Commerce Department data shows. Economic growth slowed more sharply early this year than initially estimated, [...]

Demand for luxury breaks and long-haul beach holidays is booming as wealthier consumers shrug off the higher cost of living. Spending on five-star holidays surged 41pc in the six months [...]

Byline: Chip Minty If you're angry that all those interest-rate cuts that were promised a few months ago have suddenly vanished, don't blame the Fed, said Raul Anaya, president of [...]

Byline: Michael E. Kanell michael.kanell@ajc.com In continued defiance of last year’s many predictions of recession, metro Atlanta added 11,200 jobs in March, the Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday.Despite losses [...]