The University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment came in at 44.8 in its final May 2026 reading, the lowest print in the survey's modern history and a touch below the June 2022 trough. The ...
Inflation likely peaked in May as the worst of the war in Iran energy shock hit consumers,” Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist Heather Long said.
Consumer sentiment hit a record low, but jobs and income data suggest spending holds. Oil prices pose the real risk worth watching ...
US consumer sentiment showed some improvement amid a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, but it's still at record lows, according to new data from the University of Michigan. The Index of ...
Consumer sentiment may finally be recovering after falling to historic lows due to wartime price spikes. The University of Michigan’s latest survey of Americans, released Friday, showed that sentiment ...
U.S. consumer sentiment bounced off record lows in early June as easing gasoline prices offered households some relief, though concerns about inflation stoked by the Middle East ​conflict lingered.
Consumer sentiment crashed to a record-low 44.8 in May, with 57% of respondents citing high prices as the primary driver of financial strain. Despite collapsing sentiment, April retail sales hit $757 ...