A report from the Conference Board shows Americans are increasingly worried about inflation, driven in part by President Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on imports.
The Conference Board issues its latest consumer confidence report on Tuesday. The Commerce Department delivers its monthly snapshot of new U.S. home sales on Wednesday.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Index: 98.3 vs. 103.0 consensus and 104.1 in January, according to data released by The Conference Board on Tuesday.
The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index sank this month to 98.3 from 105.3 in January. That’s far below the expectations of economists, who projected a reading of 103, according to a survey by FactSet.
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence
February’s plunge in consumer confidence marks the third consecutive month-on-month decline, a concerning trend given that consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of U.S
The Conference Board's consumer confidence report found that confidence slumped in February with the biggest monthly drop in nearly four years amid inflation and tariff concerns.
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday, with inflation seemingly stuck and a trade war under President Donald Trump seen by a growing number of Americans as inevitable.
Consumers grew more pessimistic about the economic outlook in February as worries brewed about a slowing economy and rising inflation, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 98.
The latest evidence comes from The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for February, released Tuesday morning. The index fell to 98.3, falling for the third-straight mo
Over 75% of Americans say they are cutting back spending and over half are electing to put off plans to account for the changing economic climate, according to a new Wells Fargo report.
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday, with inflation seemingly stuck and a trade war under President Donald Trump seen by a growing number of Americans as inevitable.