Inflation, 2.9% in the final full month of former President Joe Biden, is still forefront of the minds of North Carolina ...

Consumer sentiment fell for the second straight month, dropping about 5% to reach its lowest reading since July 2024. Expectations for personal finances sank about 6% from last month, again seen ...

Rising inflation and fears of a trade war owing to Trump’s proposed tariffs on the United States’s biggest business partners have been contributing to a decline in consumer sentiment. Market ...

The numbers: The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.8 in a preliminary February reading, down from 71.1 in the prior month and the lowest reading since July.

Consumer companies fell after a weak reading of consumer sentiment suggested tariff threats, stock-market swings and stubbornly high interest rates are taking their toll on Americans' views of the ...

CPI data, Powell’s remarks, and retail sales will shape market sentiment. Earnings from McDonald’s, Roku, and Coinbase add ...

U.S. consumer sentiment falls to 67.8 in February, marking second straight monthly decline and missing forecasts of 71.1. Inflation concerns surged, with the one-year inflation outlook jumping to ...

US consumer sentiment slumped in early February to a seven-month low on a spike in short-term inflation expectations related to concerns about tariffs. The preliminary February sentiment index ...

The latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey released Friday showed headline sentiment declined to its lowest level in seven months as pessimism over the inflation outlook drove ...

Sentiment gauge falls to 67.8, the lowest reading since July The numbers: The University of Michigan's gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.8 in a preliminary February reading, down from 71.1 in ...

The University of Michigan's gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.8 in a preliminary February reading from 71.1 in the prior month. That's the lowest reading since July. Economists polled by the ...