President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would cut spending at the majority of departments and agencies.

with inflation-adjusted spending barely rising. The weak figure suggests growth is rapidly slowing in the first three months of this year as consumers and businesses turn cautious amid sharp ...

after the sharpest drop in four years in January. However, much of that spending reflected price increases, with inflation-adjusted spending rising just 0.1%. The weak figure suggests growth will ...

Falling consumer sentiment may hurt household spending and thus spell trouble for the consumer discretionary ... inflation higher and slow down the economy. The survey reveals that the year ...

The report also showed that consumer spending rebounded last month after falling by the most in four years in January. Yet much of the additional spending reflected price increases, with ...