Analyst Corner—Checking In on the Financial Health of the US Consumer, with John Mercer

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Welcome to Analyst Corner! Every Sunday, a member of the Coresight Research team discusses upcoming or recent research and their thoughts on interesting topics in their area of expertise.

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This week, John Mercer, Head of Global Research, discusses the state of consumer financial health in the US, diving into the reasons why inflation is falling but so, too, is consumer sentiment.

Other relevant research:

• Consumer Sentiment Remains Volatile: US Consumer Survey Insights
• Revealing Divisions in Consumer Sentiment: US Consumer Survey Insights Extra
• April 2024 US Retail Sales: Solid Sales Growth Continues; Home-Improvement Retailers Rebound
• Read previous Analyst Corner reports, including last week’s, which covered our seventh annual survey of Amazon apparel shoppers.