What’s new—and what’s next—in consumer behavior around the world?

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" color="#4c4949"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Tracking consumer sentiment can help companies understand the shifting landscape and improve customer experience.</span></font><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a3130303030316334307334716d6b6674726e6e&he=687474702533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d6d636b696e7365792d706f64636173742532464d502d57686174732d6e65772d616e642d77686174732d6e6578742d696e2d636f6e73756d65722d6265686176696f722d61726f756e642d7468652d776f726c642e6d7033"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#006699">Read more &#62;</font></a><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a3130303030316334307334716d6b6674726e6e&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a3130303030316334307334716d6b6674726e6e&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f646361737425334670632533446d61696e25323670752