The spotlight will be on the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index and Durable Goods Orders, both of which are key indicators of economic health and consumer spending trends. Major Economic ...

giving major players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumer durables sectors optimism about a resurgence in sales following last year's subdued performance due to unseasonal rains.

Orders of durable goods, as in long-lasting equipment, picked up in January, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. When you set aside the volatile defense and aircraft categories, orders of ...

U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February ... strongly suggests that recent rapid growth in spending on durable goods mostly reflects households pre-empting tariffs," he added.