consumer

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Tuesday’s consumer inflation data for April show he is inheriting one of the most difficult monetary tasks since Paul Volcker took over from G. William Miller in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Over recent months, the clothing industry has tried not to test its luck with big price hikes, instead opting for more modest increases, amid signs of a fragile consumer rebound.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

That set-up, in theory, should support shoppers’ splurging more on things they want, but you would never guess that from consumer stocks.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But both are domestic industries operating in a global world, kept afloat by a regulatory scaffolding that gives priority to producer stability over consumer welfare and industry efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Stage One was to apply a formula that had been dreamed up to cope with corporate credit risk to consumer credit risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis