SIIA releases consumer survey results on insights and attitudes about data privacy and comfort with various data uses under different conditions.

Consumer confidence index dropped to 98.7 in September, with the "present situation" sub-index declining sharply, indicating a potential economic downturn. Historical data suggests a -20% decline in ...

Stocks weakened somewhat and Treasury yields, which move opposite to price, pulled back after another disappointing reading on consumer confidence. The reaction, however, may have been muted after Fed ...

The fifth annual Deloitte "Connected Consumer" survey reveals that consumers have a positive perception of their technology experiences and are increasingly embracing GenAI. However, they are ...

The contradictions between sunny economic data and softer sentiment readings have been a persistent feature of the post-Covid economic recovery. But many economists believe the University of ...

In a data-driven world, pauses in government economic reporting do more than inconvenient economists, they create dangerous blind spots for investors, policymakers, and business leaders. When ...

Consumer attitudes soured in May for the fourth consecutive month, even as President Donald Trump dialed back some tariffs. The reading came in below the level economists expected. Shopper sentiment ...

Based on daily consumer survey information now made available by Experian, Americans appear to be in a better position to maintain their auto-finance payments over other financial commitments like ...

U.S. consumer sentiment held steady in October, though Americans' concerns about the labor market and inflation persisted as the government shutdown began. The University of Michigan's preliminary ...

* Hard data matters more as a guidepost for the economy, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and earnings prospects. Economic data gets released every week. Most of it is "high-frequency" data, which ...

The Trump administration's tariffs last week set off a market slump. Consumer attitudes soured in March alongside slumping markets and growing concern about a possible recession, University of ...

Washington, DC – A new Consumer Reports (CR) investigation uncovered that Kroger grocery stores collect extensive customer data and use it to make detailed inferences, such as by using an “income ...