Consumer Comfort In U.S. Slumps To Lowest Level Since January

Consumer confidence in the U.S. fell last week to the lowest level since January as Americans’ held more pessimistic views on their finances.

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index decreased to minus 47.4 in the period ended Aug. 19, the sixth consecutive drop, from a minus 44.4 the prior period. [cont.]

Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg