This paper documents that households with higher marginal propensities to consume (MPCs) tend to consume goods with more ...

Retiree Eileen Gowlak, 86, used to buy her clothes from Walmart when the retailer would have a big sale. But those days are over. “I noticed the clothing went up, and they don’t have the sales they ...

Washington — U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown, weak hiring and stubborn inflation. The Conference Board said Tuesday that ...

Revises to reflect corrections made to The Conference Board's press release — first paragraph corrected to "lowest level since April; in sixth paragraph corrects share of consumers who said jobs were ...