Consumer attitudes – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:42:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Consumer attitudes – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Many still feel squeezed, even as debt worries ease: index https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/many-still-feel-squeezed-even-as-debt-worries-ease-index/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:10:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483341 Insolvency firm says Canadians are growing more optimistic as prospect of interest rate cut rises

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]]> American consumers feeling more confident than they have in two years https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/american-consumers-feeling-more-confident-than-they-have-in-two-years/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:50:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479490 Anxiety over the possibility of an economic recession continued to fade

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]]> American consumers more confident in November as holiday shopping season kicks into high gear https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/american-consumers-more-confident-in-november-as-holiday-shopping-season-kicks-into-high-gear/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:17:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=476151 The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 102 from 99.1 in October

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]]> Canadians report financial security concerns as inflation hammers savings https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadians-report-financial-security-concerns-as-inflation-hammers-savings/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:48:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471937 RBC 2023 Financial Flexibility Poll finds that 77% of survey respondents say they would like to save more but can't

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]]> U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-consumer-confidence-jumps-to-a-two-year-high-as-inflation-eases/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:44:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469175 The index fell from mid-2021 to mid-2022 as surging prices ate into household budgets

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]]> Consumer confidence declines again in May, particularly for older Americans https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-confidence-declines-again-in-may-particularly-for-older-americans/ Tue, 30 May 2023 19:52:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=466470 It's the fourth time in five months that overall U.S. consumer confidence has declined

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]]> U.S. consumer confidence falls for 3rd time in 4 months https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-consumer-confidence-falls-for-3rd-time-in-4-months/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:53:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=464435 Consumer spending has remained strong despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates nine straight times

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]]> Bank of Canada’s business and consumer surveys show signs of a weakening economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/more-businesses-expect-sales-to-slip-as-high-inflation-rates-weigh-on-spending-boc/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:09:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458665 Businesses and consumers expect inflation to remain elevated in the short term and ease within five years

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]]> Consumer confidence in U.S. slides for third straight month https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-confidence-in-u-s-slides-for-third-straight-month/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:46:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448611 High inflation contributed to consumer anxiety

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]]> Pandemic didn’t accelerate retirement after all: BMO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pandemic-didnt-accelerate-retirement-after-all-bmo/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:05:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=446140 Changes to office life look permanent, but shifts in workforce do not

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