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U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to the lowest level in the 74-year history of the University of Michigan’s monthly survey, underscoring a sharp deterioration in household confidence entering 2Q. The ...

Anxiety about the war in Iran has left Americans in the grimmest economic mood on record, according to a long-running survey. The University of Michigan’s consumer-sentiment index dropped to 49.8, ...

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Another Friday has managed to deliver unpleasant news about the US economy. According to the University of Michigan, consumer sentiment fell in recent weeks to a record low, an historic reading likely ...

Consumer sentiment fell in April to the lowest level recorded in the 70-plus-year history of the University of Michigan’s survey, evidence of Americans’ concerns that the Iran war will hit the ...