Consumer insights | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/consumer-insights/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:28:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Consumer insights | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/consumer-insights/ 32 32 Consumer sentiment tumbles in U.S. amid government shutdown: survey https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-sentiment-tumbles-in-u-s-amid-government-shutdown-survey/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:27:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524914 It dropped to nearly the lowest point ever recorded by the UMich poll

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]]> Consumer spending growth slowing: RBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-spending-growth-slowing-rbc/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:46:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520360 Spending on gas, other essentials, leading the slowdown in consumption

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]]> Canadian consumer confidence hits lowest level since 2023 on tariff fears https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-consumer-confidence-hits-lowest-level-since-2023-on-tariff-fears/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:31:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=503252 Pessimism about future job opportunities also rose to worst level in more than four years: report

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]]> U.S. consumer confidence plummets in February https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-consumer-confidence-plummets-in-february/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:25:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=503218 It's the biggest monthly decline in consumer confidence since 2021: report

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]]> Black Friday shopping fuels retail sales across Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/black-friday-shopping-fuels-retail-sales-across-canada/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:05:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497707 By noon Friday, the average online shopping cart in Canada totalled $220: Shopify

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]]> Consumer debt reaches record $2.5T, credit bureaus say https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-debt-reaches-record-2-5t-credit-bureaus-say/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:30:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497439 The pace of missed payments has slowed following recent interest rate cuts: Equifax

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]]> Consumer insolvencies in November move closer to pre-pandemic level https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-insolvencies-in-november-move-closer-to-pre-pandemic-level/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:16:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458228 Inflation, end of Covid-19 support helped drive the increase

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]]> U.S. consumer confidence tested as economic anxiety grows https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-consumer-confidence-tested-as-economic-anxiety-grows/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=447234 Index declined for second month in a row

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]]> Nearly half of Canadian consumers would share data for discounts, personalized service https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/nearly-half-of-canadian-consumers-would-share-data-for-discounts-personalized-service/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:47:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=378614 Canadians are juggling price-consciousness with privacy concerns

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]]> HNW clients favour independents https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/hnw-clients-favour-independents/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:16:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=377765 Gap between independent and bank channels could be more perception than reality, however

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