The "new high" media reports, the Fed's lower interest rate, and AI speculation have supported investor optimism so far. However, the key support of the economy is consumer spending, and consumers are ...

Consumer confidence slid for the third month in a row, new data shows, a sign that Americans' view of the economy is dimming in the face of a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The ...

Learn the key differences between the Consumer Confidence Index and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index to understand their impact on spending and economic outlook.

Consumers started 2025 feeling optimistic, but have ended on a low note. Consumer sentiment is closing out the year about as low as it’s ever been. Not quite at the record low it hit in June of 2022, ...

Friday came the data from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. November 2025 data. The overall index of consumer sentiment fell from 53.6 in October to 51.0. November 2024 it was 71.8, a ...

The final 2025 report from the University of Michigan also found that consumers expect improvement in inflation over the next year.

While the Santa Rally delivers for investors, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell again in December to one ...

Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu: “Consumer sentiment moved sideways this month.” At 55 index points, sentiment is virtually unchanged from September. Weakness in expectations for future ...

Consumer sentiment soured in September, and inflation expectations ticked up again, worrying signs for the economy. Consumer sentiment fell to 55.4, down from 58.2 in August and below economists' ...

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in November to one of its lowest points as Americans head into the holiday season and prepare for Black Friday, a monthly survey found. The University of Michigan Surveys ...

Consumer sentiment fell again in September and is now at the level it was during the outset of the 2008 financial crisis, a remarkable dynamic driven by inflation. Consumer sentiment fell to 55.1, ...

Wherever consumer sentiment goes, consumer spending usually goes too. They're like buddies that do everything together. Consumer sentiment wants a hair cut, its buddy consumer spending does too. But ...