The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, ending a three-year growth streak. Iran launches missiles at US ...

Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week as the escalating Israel/Iran war, with ...

High street shop River Island have announced plans to close 33 shops amid a restructuring, with 70 more shops subject to ...

Americans are feeling a hangover from their tariff-fueled buying frenzy early in the spring. Retail sales fell by 0.9% in May from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, down sharply ...

Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all ...

By Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy at AMP. Investment markets and key developments Global ...

Administrators have been appointed to one of the UK's largest retailers of musical instruments and closed its 11 stores with ...

Retail spending slowed to its lowest rate this year in May, new figures show, as consumer confidence dipped. The British ...

Consumer confidence in the U.S. rebounded significantly in May, ending a five-month decline. The Consumer Confidence Index rose to 98, driven by easing inflation, steady job growth, and subsiding ...

Australia’s consumer sentiment fell in the week the Reserve Bank (RBA) cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. According to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan survey, consumer confidence ...

Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by ...