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Consumer Behavior

Retail Sales Spending Trends Consumer Spending Market Trends Consumer Sentiment Consumer Confidence Household Spending Spending Patterns Inflation Discretionary Spending

Japanese Household Spending Drops Sharply, Deepening Consumption Slump

The decline raises doubts about the Bank of Japan's plan to lift interest rates by showing weak consumer demand despite rising real wages.

Brazil Loan Defaults Hit Record in May as Credit Stock Tops R$21.5 Trillion

BEA Revises Q1 Growth Up to 2.1% as AI Investment Offsets Weak Consumer Spending

Costco Growth Holds as Shares Recover From a Lull

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Sinks to Record Low on Energy Price Pain

GPA Secures Creditor Support for Out-of-Court Debt Plan That Halves R$4.6 Billion Load

Kimberly-Clark Holds 2026 Outlook After Sales Beat, Warns of Q2 Fire Hit and Oil Risk

Textilana, Owner of Mauro Sergio, Seeks Court Debt Reorganization to Keep Factory Running

Two-Thirds of Brazilians Carry Debt as Government Prepares Renegotiation Plan

PVH Beats Q4 Targets on Adjusted Results as Tariffs Shape 2026 Outlook

Popeyes Franchisee Sailormen Closes 20 Stores as Bankruptcy Sale Process Begins

JD.com Posts First Quarterly Loss Since 2022 as Price Wars Bite

Push for 10% Credit-Card Rate Cap Confronts Escalating Industry Resistance

Fed and CBO Analyses Find Americans Bore Nearly All 2025 Tariff Costs

Trump Shifts Credit-Card Rate Push to Congress as Dimon Warns of 'Economic Disaster'

Research Firm Predicts Nintendo Will Raise Switch 2 Prices Globally in 2026

Saks Global Poised to File for Chapter 11 as Lenders Jockey Over Rescue Financing

Six Flags Prices $1 Billion Notes at 8.625% to Refinance Debt and Back 2026 Turnaround

Brazil’s Savings Accounts Lose R$85.6 Billion in 2025, Marking a Fifth Year of Outflows

Japan Real Wages Drop 2.8% in November as Bonus Slump Deepens Pay Squeeze