Economic Optimism Gains 3.8 Percentage Points as Shoppers Stay Selective
More Americans see better economic days ahead, giving merchants an opening to win purchases that cautious households have put off. That’s one encouraging finding in “Keeping Up Gets Harder: Debt Confidence Falls Among Bill Payers,” the October 2026 PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index report. Based on a survey of 2,087 U
More Americans see better economic days ahead, giving merchants an opening to win purchases that cautious households have put off. That’s one encouraging finding in “Keeping Up Gets Harder: Debt Confidence Falls Among Bill Payers,” the October 2026 PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index report. Based on a survey of 2,087 U
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