Consumer confidence has suffered a steep drop amid signs that households see “dark days ahead” for the economy, according to a long-running survey. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell by five points ...

Much of the economy is perception. High mortgage rates – and the potential that those will continue for some time yet – are ...

The University of Michigan recorded a 10% year-on-year drop, and other data found sentiment hit a four-month low.

Consumers continued to have decreasing confidence in January, carrying on the decline from December, according to the latest ...

(Ben Curtis/AP) The Morning Consult also found a souring mood in its index of consumer confidence, which dropped between January 25 and February 3, driven primarily by concern over the country’s ...

My trusty spreadsheet looked at the Conference Board’s consumer confidence indexes for January, which tracks California, seven other states and the nation. This yardstick of psyche comes from ...

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