High inflation and high interest rates have contributed to vulnerabilities among consumers, making them all the more susceptible at a time when the sheer unpredictability of the Trump administration’s ...

Where consumers put those dollars was especially telling: They shelled out more for goods — likely reflecting the “pull forward” of buying products before tariffs hit, economists say — while pulling ...

However, recently imposed tariffs on auto imports and a looming slew of other levies stand to ding America’s economic engine and drive prices higher, economists warn. But as it stands now ...