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

The latest data shows a decline in the Consumer Confidence Index, but Conference Board's senior US economist Yelena Shulyatyeva says that despite the drop, consumer sentiment is relatively stable.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined by 5.4 points in January to 104.1. Consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions dropped sharply and the short-term ...