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Shrinkflation is the stealthiest form of inflation affecting consumer spending today. This practice involves manufacturers reducing the size or quantity of a product. They achieve this while maintaining the original price point on the shelf. This subtle deception is strategically hidden by altering package shapes and reducing net weight. It…

With Thanksgiving just hours away, investors are bracing for the most pivotal stretch of the retail calendar, as Black Friday launches a high-stakes holiday season shaped by shifting consumer behavior, sticky inflation and growing divides in household spending — factors likely to separate retail stock winners from losers.

The Office for Budget Responsibility also pointed to a worsening short-term picture for inflation and unemployment.

Bond vigilantes may be reassured but the jury is out for households and businesses

A recent survey revealed 46 percent of consumers believe it will take until March 2026, or later, to recover from holiday spending

Equipment investment in Australia's IT sector almost doubled in three months amid a surge in data centre projects, which could help revive productivity growth.

President Donald Trump’s immigration hardliner hails MAGA in Thanksgiving message – and reveals he does not help his family prepare their holiday dinner

Gen Z is leading the thrift shop boom, and older generations are joining them, thanks to inflation and tariffs. The shift to thrift shopping can create new business opportunities that add more flexibility to people's budgets. 

The boom in world gas prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to energy companies making out like bandits

Rachel Reeves is freezing tax thresholds in an attempt to plug the hole in the public accounts. Find out how it affects your tax bill

Leaked forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predict higher inflation and unemployment for the UK in 2025 and 2026 than previously expected. The OBR also indicated that economic growth will be weaker from 2026 until the end of the current Labour government, with the tax burden continuing to…