Consumers

A monthly dispatch of Ipsos’ best insights on the U.S., tailored for the world.

As we move deeper into the 2020s, the global luxury sector finds itself at a fascinating, albeit complex, crossroads. Based on the Ipsos Global Trends 2025 and other research conducted by Ipsos, this report outlines a market defined not by linear growth but by deep psychological duality.

All four sub-indices show stability this month according to the February 2026 release of the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index.

A monthly dispatch of Ipsos’ best insights on the U.S., tailored for the world.

Expectations and Jobs sub-indices both increase significantly in the January 2026 release of the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index.

How Small Brands Can Leverage Equity to Challenge Leaders.

Sentiment is up significantly in Latin America according to the December 2025 Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index

To what extent do misperceptions shape our world? As we go about our lives – as citizens, consumers and employees – we develop our own views on today’s realities. But our perceptions of what is happening around us are often very different to the realities as measured by a range of data sources.

Welcome to the eighth edition of the Ipsos Cost of Living Monitor, a 30-country survey which tracks how people around the world feel about their finances during the “Uneasy Decade”.