US Economy News Today: Consumer Confidence Drops for Third Month in a Row

Today, house prices rose, we will get a peek at how confident consumers are amid inflation bouncing back and the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting begins. Read More

Consumer confidence drops to 21-month low due to worries about food and gas prices

Consumer confidence fell in April for the third straight month and touched a 21-month low, a new survey showed, due to the high cost of food and gas and ... Read More

American Consumer Confidence Plummets Amid Growing Future Concerns

U.S. consumer confidence has dwindled for the third consecutive month, reflecting ongoing apprehensions about short-term financial prospects amidst sustained inflation and elevated interest rates. Read More

5 indicators that show the US economy is still firing on all cylinders despite slowing GDP

"The workhorse of the US economy remains the consumer, and there's really not much sign of a slowdown," Carson Group said. Read More

Consumer confidence sinks to lowest level since July 2022

"Elevated price levels, especially for food and gas, dominated consumer's concerns, with politics and global conflicts as distant runners-up," says a chief economist at the board ... Read More

Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in nearly two years

Consumer confidence in April fell well short of expectations, dropping to its lowest level in nearly two years as people expressed some growing pessimism about the economy. The Conference Board’s ... Read More

Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

One result of the Fed’s higher rates has been a kind of bifurcated economy, by age. Older, wealthier Americans who already own homes and cars have been much less affected by the Fed’s rate hikes. By ... Read More

Housing Price Index Slows And Consumer Confidence Falls As Potential Recession Inches Closer

Confidence has ... in the national average house price It’s the latest in a string of negative economic data, but it’s not all bad news with data such as consumer spending and the unemployment ... Read More

Australian Consumer Confidence Slumps as Prices, Rates Take Toll

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s consumer confidence declined in April as ... a surprisingly resilient labor market and a relentless rise in house prices could delay a rate-cutting cycle. Read More

Australian consumer confidence slumps in April

SYDNEY: Australia’s consumer confidence declined in April as persistent ... a surprisingly resilient labour market and a relentless rise in house prices could delay a rate cutting cycle. Read More

US Consumer Confidence Slumps to Lowest Level Since July 2022

US consumer confidence fell in April to the lowest since mid-2022 as Americans’ views of the labor market and their outlook for the economy deteriorated. Read More

Australian consumer confidence slumps as prices, rates take toll

AUSTRALIA’S consumer confidence declined in April as persistent inflation ... a surprisingly resilient labour market and a relentless rise in house prices could delay a rate-cutting cycle. One cause ... Read More