Consumers report feeling increasingly glum about the economy. Still, data suggests there has been no significant slowdown in their spending habits. The conflicting trends have made for an increasingly ...

Americans are souring on the economy again to levels seen rarely in the post-World War II era, raising the question of what it means for spending, economic growth and other key metrics gauging the ...

Consumer sentiment is something that we at the University of Michigan have measured since 1946. It looks at American attitudes toward the current state of the economy and the future direction of the ...

The shape of economic growth this year highlights the widening gap between wealthy Americans and everyone else, economists ...

The impact of millennials having fewer kids will probably be worse than the impact of aging boomers, an economist told ...

Consumer sentiment soured in September, and inflation expectations ticked up again, worrying signs for the economy. Consumer sentiment fell to 55.4, down from 58.2 in August and below economists’ ...

Read about the 3 critical challenges facing U.S. consumers. Investors must consider whether the market's strength can persist ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity.

The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left market-watchers and monetary ...