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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment increased sharply to a 13-month high in April on falling energy costs and a less threatening outlook for European Central Bank interest rates, a …

(Reuters) -Russia’s weekly consumer prices rose at a faster pace in the week to April 24, data from state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, cementing expectations that the central …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to pick up in May as moderating energy prices and expected wage increases help to dissipate households’ initial fears about a loss …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in April led by a darkening outlook that augers a recession beginning in the near future, a survey showed on …

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Thursday defeated a private lawsuit in Seattle federal court that accused the national retailer of a scheme to curb competition for shipping …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced a package of 13 measures on Thursday to ease consumer access to credit and reduce associated costs in the capital and insurance markets, a …

By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer goods companies like P&G, Unilever and Nestle should start easing price increases as supply chain costs decline, investors told …

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former employee at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent confidential records relating to hundreds of thousands of consumers and several financial institutions to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment inched up in April, but households expected inflation to rise over the next 12 months. The University of Michigan’s preliminary April reading on the …

By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Oil prices have stolen the show in Asia on Monday, and …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell for the first time in four months in March as consumers worried increasingly that a recession is coming, although the turmoil in the banking …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s weekly consumer price rise eased slightly in the week to March 27, data from state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, as authorities seek to bring …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to nudge up in April as energy prices have relented somewhat from record highs, though a full recovery is not in sight …

By Nupur Anand and Tatiana Bautzer Las Vegas (Reuters) – Consumer and mid-sized banks are planning to monitor their internal processes more closely and hold more frequent discussions with regulators …

By Nupur Anand and Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) – The recent failures of mid-size U.S. lenders show the need for more robust risk management at banks and fintechs, along with improved …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer sentiment improved in March to its highest level in nine months, with inflation expectations easing from a month earlier, a central bank survey showed …

(Reuters) – British consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level in a year, helped by improving sentiment around the economy and despite persistent gloom over personal finances, a …

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose 53.6% in February on the year, after a rise of 53.2% in January, the statistics department of the debt-stricken country …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell for the first time four months in March, though households expected inflation to subside over the next 12 months and beyond, a survey …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation likely slowed sharply in February from a 41-year high in the previous month, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, as government subsidies …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment stayed stuck at historically depressed levels in March amid concerns over inflation and interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday, with the appetite for …

(Reuters) – Annual inflation in Russia slowed in February but remains elevated, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Friday, leaving the central bank with limited room to …

(Reuters) – An Australian court has fined ANZ Group Holdings A$10 million ($6.6 million) in penalties for non-compliance with consumer credit protection laws in a case that stems from the …