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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s nationwide consumer price inflation likely hit a fresh 40-year high in November, as firms increasingly passed on high energy, food and raw material costs to households, …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc will wind down its consumer banking business in China in a move that will affect about 1,200 local employees, the bank said in a statement …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Weekly consumer prices in Russia rose again but more slowly than the week before, data showed on Wednesday, all but confirming widely-held expectations that the central bank will …

By Saeed Azhar and Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers will fall behind on their personal loan and credit card payments next year at the highest rates since …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment bounced from near record lows in December as borrowers sensed a painful cycle of interest rate rises was nearing an end, …

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to stop originating unsecured consumer loans, a source familiar with the move told Reuters on Monday, in another …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian commercial bank Uralsib said on Monday it had completed the acquisition of a portfolio of consumer loans from Citigroup Inc’s Russian unit, as the major U.S. lender …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Annual inflation in Russia slowed further in November, but consumer prices rose again in month-on-month terms, data showed on Friday, just one week before the central bank …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment improved in December amid recent gains on the stock market, while inflation expectations eased to a 15-month low, a survey showed on Friday. The …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai consumer confidence rose for a sixth straight month in November, reaching a 20-month high, boosted by improved economic activity and higher foreign tourist arrivals, but high …

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behind inflation, according to surveys on Tuesday that underscored the pressure on household budgets …

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy eked out meagre growth in the third quarter of 2022 while household spending fell more than expected in October and inflation remained at a high …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to barely change in December as government energy measures help stabilize morale at a level that is just above a record low …

(Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in November compared with the prior month amid soaring inflation, rising rates and falling house prices, ANZ-Roy Morgan data showed on Friday. …

(Reuters) – Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 3.6 points in November from the October number, figures released on Tuesday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment dipped slightly in November as people grew concerned about job losses in the country’s tech sector, a survey showed on Monday. The Credit Union …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia rose slightly for the eighth consecutive week in mid-November, data published on Wednesday showed, driven by goods including eggs and tea and domestic …

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Unilever has raised prices faster than its biggest rivals P&G and Nestle since the middle of 2021, in a replay of its strategy during …

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government announced a deal on Friday with supermarkets and suppliers of mass consumer goods to freeze or tightly regulate prices of some …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation rate is expected to hit a forty-year high in October as a weak yen pushed up raw material costs for companies, leaving some …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Weekly consumer prices in Russia rose marginally for the sixth week running, data published on Wednesday showed, vindicating the central bank’s decision to end its rate-cutting cycle last …

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc, the global retailer whose results can represent a bellwether for the e-commerce industry, on Thursday signaled a pain point for sales this holiday …

By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital, a leading indicator of nationwide figures, rose 3.4% in October from a year earlier, data …

ROME (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers fell in October, data showed on Thursday, underscoring the challenges facing new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who has inherited a rapidly …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer morale is expected to recover slightly in November, a small reprieve after four consecutive months of record lows, though talk of a trend reversal is …