Economy

All four sub-indices show declines this month

Sentiment falls sharply among Latin American countries.

Sentiment is mixed in both Latin America and Europe.

Sentiment is up in Latin America and Europe, down in North America according to the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index for January 2025.

The Ipsos Predictions Survey 2025 is a 33-country study which looks at people’s expectations and predictions for the year ahead.

Sentiment also up in Asia Pacific, while it is more mixed in Latin America.

However, people expect climate change to worsen in 2024, the Ipsos Predictions survey finds

The latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds people across 33 countries will have more money to spend in the next year as red-hot prices cool off slightly in many places; and almost half of the global public are seeing red over products getting smaller but prices staying the same.

Sentiment is also up significantly in Poland, yet declines in Israel amid conflict.