President Trump’s escalating trade wars have shaken confidence in the economy among Americans across the political spectrum, ...

A new survey from the University of Michigan shows Americans bracing for economic pain as tariffs and policy uncertainty bite ...

The University of Michigan’s closely watched index of consumer sentiment declined sharply to 57.9 in mid-March from 64.7 last ...

There is no doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing. This appears to be a worldwide phenomenon as the economies of China and ...

February’s plunge in consumer confidence marks the third consecutive month-on-month decline, a concerning trend given that ...

A far bigger cause for concern is the gap between the Conference Board's and the University of Michigan's sentiment measures. Historically, this spread has widened considerably in the months prior to ...

Two closely tracked gauges of consumer confidence slid in February, pushed down by concerns about import duties enacted and planned by President Donald Trump. The Conference Board’s index of ...

The index of consumer confidence dropped 7.0 points in February to an eight-month low of 98.3, the privately run Conference Board said Tuesday. Back To Top ...

The Michigan and Conference Board consumer sentiment surveys impressed ... and that cements the recession idea. See the chart. Something else worrying everybody is the hypothetical Mar-a-Lago ...

Financial markets reacted poorly to a weak U.S. consumer confidence report on Tuesday. The Conference Board’s index fell to 98.3 in February 2025, missing expectations (102.7) and dropping from ...

According to new data from the Conference Board, its ‘Consumer Confidence Index’ reports that as of February,, a sharp drop in consumer confidence in the U.S. economy, not seen since 2021.