Consumers remain wary about prospects for the economy, planning to cut back on eating out and travel, according to market researcher Numerator, but they are less concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic than they have been. As part of its monthly Consumer Sentiment...
The Visa U.S. Spending Momentum Index came in at 108.4 in December seasonally adjusted, its strongest reading for the month since the index launch, but it’s not all good news as discretionary spending momentum softened. For the last three months of 2021, the SMI was...