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Consumer Spending

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Retail Earnings Week Puts U.S. Consumer to the Test

Results from Walmart, Target and Home Depot will show whether cooling inflation plus weak hiring are cutting into household spending.

U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Widens to $105.8 Billion in May

Gary Shilling Warns US Recession This Year With 20%–30% S&P 500 Downside

U.S. First-Quarter Growth Reaches 2.0% on AI Investment, Falling Short of Forecasts

UK Retail Sales Slip in February as Retailers Warn of Iran Cost Shock

U.S. Q4 2025 Growth Cut to 0.7% in BEA Revision, Full-Year Slows to 2.1%

China Reports Record-Low 7.92 Million Births in 2025 as Population Shrinks for Fourth Straight Year

China Inflation Diverges as Consumer Prices Rise and Factory Costs Keep Falling

German Real Wages Jump 2.7% in Q3 as Pay Outpaces Inflation

ONS Confirms UK Growth Slowed to 0.3% in Q2, Leaving First-Half GDP Up 1.0%

Alberta Lifts Deficit Forecast to $6.5 Billion in Q1 Fiscal Update

Zandi Flags One-Third of U.S. Economy in or Near Recession as Risks Mount

South Korea's Economy Expands 0.6% in Q2 as Exports and Consumption Recover

US GDP Shrinks 0.2% in Q1 2025 as Imports Surge

Japan's Economy Contracts 0.2% in Q1 as Export Struggles Deepen

U.S. Economy Contracts 0.3% in Q1, Marking First Decline Since 2022

Capital One Secures Regulatory Approval for $35.3 Billion Discover Acquisition

U.S. Economy Grows 3.1% in Third Quarter, Revised Data Shows

Canada's Economy Grows 1% in Third Quarter, Matching Expectations

China's Trade Surplus Expands Despite Slower Export Growth