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Consumer confidence decreases as many grow concerned about financial prospects

A W. P. Carey supply chain expert discusses the connection between spending and consumer confidence.

In this interview aired Feb. 5, 2026, on Arizona Horizon:

I think we've seen people feel comfortable with spending money, even if they couldn't really afford to… Up until just the last few months.

Dale Rogers, ON Semiconductor Professor of Business and director of the Frontier Economies Logistics Lab and the Internet Edge Supply Chain Lab

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