Consumer Sentiment Slides in March as Inflation Expectations Jump. Even Republicans Are Starting to Worry.
Consumers have been gloomy about the economy for a while. That hasn’t translated to a pullback in spending yet—but uncertainty over recent policy changes could change that.
Consumer Sentiment Tumbles Further in March With Even Republicans Losing Faith
While Michigan’s survey often shows sharp partisan differences in sentiment, the March survey found a 10% decline in future expectations among Republicans. The sentiment among Democrats was off by 24%, while among independents it was down 12%.
Consumer sentiment plunges to 2-year low amid tariff and inflation worries
Long-term inflation expectations jumped in March, showing intensifying consumer worries about President Trump's trade wars.
Consumer Sentiment Tanks as Americans Expect More Pain Ahead
Uncertainty around the economy, stocks and jobs are taking a toll. One economist labeled the latest reading from the University of Michigan’s index “horrific.”
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops as Inflation Anxiety Soars
A new survey from the University of Michigan shows Americans bracing for economic pain as tariffs and policy uncertainty bite.
American consumer sentiment plunges on trade war fears
The Trump bump in consumer sentiment is now a Trump slump.
DIGGING DEEPER: Consumer sentiment trends down as economic anxiety goes up
Consumer sentiment took another hit in March as worries intensified over inflation and a slumping stock market, according to the University of Michigan’s latest sentiment survey released Friday.
US consumer sentiment plunges on tariff fears, inflation expectations jump
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to a nearly 2-1/2-year low in March and inflation expectations soared amid worries that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have ignited a trade war, would boost prices and undercut the economy.
Consumer Sentiment Slides in March as Inflation Expectations Jump
Consumers have been gloomy about the economy for a while. That hasn’t translated to a pullback in spending yet—but uncertainty over recent policy changes could change that.
U.S. consumer sentiment falls for third straight month amid tariff, inflation worries
American consumer sentiment fell another 11% in March, according to a University of Michigan survey released Friday. It fell ...
Trump tariffs push consumer sentiment to lowest level since 2022
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Top Trump official blames ‘Michigan people’ for souring consumer confidence survey
Consumer sentiment has plummeted, but the director of the National Economic Counsel said it’s liberals manipulating the numbers.
Don’t Brush off Weak Consumer Sentiment: Heard on the Street
It is perhaps unsurprising for investors that consumer sentiment has weakened sharply in recent weeks. Nonetheless, the preliminary March readings of the University of Michigan’s consumer survey ...
Why Awful Consumer Sentiment Data Makes Us Excited About Stocks
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'Bloodbath': Observers shocked as consumer sentiment plunges after two months of Trump
President Donald Trump hasn't even been in office for two months, but some say that's been enough to send consumer sentiment ...
Consumer Confidence Nosedives as Concerns Mount Over Trump’s Trade Policy
The University of Michigan’s closely watched index of consumer sentiment nosedived to 57.9 in mid-March from 64.7 last month.