Consumers continue to spend despite rising tariffs

PayPal kicks off fintech earnings as investors fear impact of Trump tariffs on consumer spending

PayPal reports earnings on Tuesday, followed by Block on Thursday and Affirm next week.

Consumers continue to spend despite rising tariffs

For Wall Street, analyzing the confidence and optimism of the American consumer can be a daunting task. It can be akin to finding the proverbial needle in a towering haystack. Unlike hard metrics like unemployment, economic growth or inflation, Wall…