The first monthly decline in prices in nearly five years also suggested softening demand amid recession fears and led markets ...

Focus will center on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey, while inflation data could offer clues on ...

U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to a nearly 2-1/2-year low in March and inflation expectations soared amid worries that ...

The Federal Reserve closely watches long-term inflation expectations, which can presage resurging inflation. Earlier Friday ...

The closely watched survey showed a reading of 57.0 for the month, down 11.9% from February and 28.2% from a year ago.

Consumers took a gloomier view of the economy in March, the University of Michigan’s monthly survey showed. The headline ...

Consumer sentiment significantly dropped once again from 64.7 in February to a preliminary 57.9 in March, a steep 11% decline ...

Consumer sentiment took a dive in March as concerns about rising ... Sentiment was 28 percent lower than it was in March of ...

Also Friday, the University of Michigan released its updated consumer sentiment survey for March, which showed a sharp drop ...

Consumer sentiment has taken a significant hit since the start of 2025. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index ...

Consumers expect prices to rise at an annual rate of 4.1% over the next five to 10 years, the data released Friday showed, ...

Since December, sentiment has tumbled 22 percent ... According to the latest Consumer Price Index report, inflation stands at 2.8 percent. “This is an horrific report,” said Samuel Tombs ...