US retail sales showed surprising strength during the back-to-school season – a sign that Trump’s tariffs haven’t yet cowed shoppers as the Federal Reserve weighs a decision on cutting rates.

NEW YORK — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties ...

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for September showed consumer spending was lower than expected, with headline sales rising 0.2% versus the expected 0.4% monthly growth. This is down ...

Retail spending rose in September, though higher prices appear to be driving some of the month’s growth, according to various reports. Due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Commerce Department didn ...

New data on retail sales today that gave a sense of all-important consumer spending as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season. There was a whole bunch of data this morning that had been ...

US retail sales were little changed in October as solid spending in several categories was muted by a decline at motor vehicle dealers. The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, was ...