Economy Jul 28 Americans' confidence in U.S. economy falls again as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Economy Jun 30 U.S. consumer confidence rises as gas prices fall, but economic outlook remains gloomy The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its year-ago reading of 95.2. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Dec 23 Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April Write-in responses to the survey showed that prices and inflation remained consumers' biggest concern, along with tariffs. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Economy Nov 25 Consumer confidence slips as Americans grow wary of high costs and labor market Consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown and amid weak hiring and stubborn inflation. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Oct 28 Consumer confidence dips modestly in October as potential recession markers remain Analysts were expecting the reading to come in unchanged from the previous month. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Sep 30 U.S. consumer confidence declines again as Americans worry about inflation, job market By Matt Ott, Associated Press The drop is bigger than analysts were expecting and the lowest reading since April, when President Donald Trump rolled out his sweeping tariff policy. Continue reading
Aug 26 August consumer confidence dips with jobs and tariffs driving most unease By Matt Ott, Associated Press Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month. Continue reading
May 27 U.S. consumer confidence bounces back after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety By Matt Ott, Associated Press Consumer confidence jumped 17.4 points to 72.8, but remained below 80, which can signal a recession ahead. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:54 Consumer confidence hits near-record low amid worries over Trump trade policy By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela Treasury Secretary Bessent seemed to acknowledge Sunday that President Trump’s tariffs may lead to some prices going up, but downplayed fears that it would fuel inflation. This past week, a closely watched measure of consumer sentiment slid to a near-record… Continue watching
Apr 29 As trade war stokes anxiety, consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era lows By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of COIVD-19 as worries about the impact of tariffs take a heavy toll on consumer expectations for future growth. Continue reading