October’s consumer sentiment reading has essentially kept pace with September, though consumers’ long-term views are less optimistic. Data from the University of Michigan Survey of...
Consumer sentiment slipped in September amid concerns about high prices and rekindled trade disputes, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. The survey’s...
Consumer sentiment fell back 5.8% this month, ending a three-month positive streak and offsetting all the gains registered during that time, according to final March...
Consumer outlook improved in January, reversing some of the sharp deterioration seen at the end of last year, though the recovery remains tentative. The University of...
The mood of consumers improved for a second consecutive month in July, though it remains worse than it was in December, according to the latest...
Consumer confidence got a rebound headed into summer. The University of Michigan’s June Consumer Sentiment Index, released Friday (June 27), recorded a 16% surge from...
There has been a moderate rebound in consumer sentiment, but overall, consumers’ attitudes are below pre-tariff levels. Preliminary June data from the University of Michigan...
Consumer gloom is not quite at historic levels — but it’s awfully close. Households are worried about inflation, about their own pressured finances as incomes...
Consumer sentiment continues to be buffeted by tariffs and worries about inflation. Sentiment is souring so much that, as the University of Michigan found in its...