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By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Amazon.com, expected to be filed as soon as this week, adds to a slew of legal …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment edged lower for a second straight month in September but their economic outlook brightened modestly as household expectations for near-term inflation fell to the lowest …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than a year in August amid a surge in the cost of gasoline, but a moderate rise …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s household spending rebounded in August, led by gains in the education, transport and recreation categories, data from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia showed on Wednesday, a …

(Reuters) – South Africa’s consumer confidence regained some composure in the third quarter, according to a survey released on Thursday, as a rebound in the economic outlook and improvement in …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending growth lost pace last month, adding to signs of a weakening economy, despite a doubling in cinema takings after the release …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in August after two straight monthly increases amid renewed concerns about inflation, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Conference Board …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is expected to fall in September, due to declining income expectations and propensity to buy, a GfK institute survey showed on Tuesday. The institute’s …

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers’ mood perked up this month as lower inflation made individuals less downbeat about the outlook for their personal finances, although sentiment remained poor overall due …

(Reuters) – Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 0.9 points in August from the July number, figures released on Wednesday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro …

By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. business activity approached the stagnation point in August, with growth at its weakest since February as demand for new business in the vast service …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer sentiment weakened in August for the first time in six months, a central bank survey showed on Tuesday, amid worries about sluggish economic growth. …

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – American workers’ expectations for pay surged in July, even as those same workers foresee a modestly less robust job market, said a …

By Himanshi Akhand and John Biju (Reuters) – Australian supermarkets are set to report stronger full-year earnings as decades-high inflation propped shelf prices, but outlook on consumer behaviour with rising …

(Reuters) – Russia’s weekly consumer prices rose as the rouble’s tumble past 100 to the dollar added to already high inflationary pressure, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed …

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. bank Citigroup has completed the sale and migration of its Taiwan consumer businesses to Singapore’s DBS Group, it said on Monday. The …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in August, but Americans expected inflation to edge lower over the next year and beyond, a survey showed on Friday. The University of …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index rose more than expected in July, data from government statistics agency IBGE showed on Friday, but …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July amid lower costs for goods, including used motor vehicles, a trend that could persuade the Federal Reserve to leave …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 11.3% in July compared with the same month a year ago, the statistics service said on Wednesday. It said in a …

By Gabriel Burin (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumer prices barely rose on the month in July, a Reuters poll of economists estimated, with an expected drop in food costs countered by …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment slipped in August as a decision by the country’s central bank not to hike interest rates for a second month did little to soothe …

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British lenders approved more mortgages than expected in June and net unsecured lending to consumers shot up by the most in over …

By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – Diminishing inflation pushed consumer sentiment to the highest in nearly two years, a closely watched survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan’s final index …