The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services,” according to the Bureau of Labor ...

When you apply for a credit card or loan, the bank will likely pull a credit report. Those credit reports are pulled from consumer reporting agencies. The most familiar consumer reporting agencies are ...

Consumer intelligence is a mix of a variety of inputs, blending hard metrics like how often a customer shops and what they purchase with the all-important ‘why’ of the purchase. The sweet spots in ...

CPI tracks average price changes for goods and services, influencing economic policies. Monthly CPI reports display short-term price trends, essential for understanding market shifts. CPI affects ...

What is consumer discretionary sector, exactly? The consumer discretionary definition includes companies providing items buyers want but are less crucial for day-to-day life, unlike groceries or ...

If you tune into any financial-related news, you are bound to hear some mention of 'consumer sentiment.' In May, for instance, it was reported that consumer sentiment had hit "a six-month low" and ...

Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...

Consumer Reports has been testing popular products and advocating for consumers for almost 90 years, but just how does the nonprofit work? Is it really as independent as it claims? Here’s what you ...

Consumer sentiment reflects consumers' overall attitude and confidence regarding the economy. Positive consumer sentiment often leads to increased spending, driving economic growth. Negative consumer ...

Being a 25-year veteran of creating products in consumer finance has provided me the platform to see incredible change in how consumers interact with money and the underlying technology that creates ...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulator, is today introducing ‘Consumer Duty’ requirements in the financial services market. These require companies to “focus on supporting and ...

One of the biggest debates in the market today is over what exactly is going to happen with consumer credit. Delinquencies on various kinds of debt are rising, but the rate at which people are falling ...