 paused their spending in June from May, defying economic forecasts for a pullback and proving their resilience in the face of an uncertain economy. Retail sales were unchanged after being revised upward to a 0.3% increase in May, according to the Commerce Department, but the data showed consumers are spending more and getting less. Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that the central bank's becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back toward its 2% target.