U.S. consumers, bracing for higher interest rates and slightly slower economic growth, were a bit less optimistic in August as sentiment retreated from last month’s six-year high, a survey released on Friday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment slipped to 80.0 […] Read more »

Consumer confidence cooled last week from its highest level in more than five years as Americans’ views on the economy, personal finances and spending receded. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index fell to minus 26.6 for the period ended Aug. 11, its first drop in four weeks. The reading was the […] Read more »

Americans’ confidence in the economy improved last week after slipping in late July and early August. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index rose to -10 in the week ending Aug. 11 from the previous week’s -14 — the worst confidence rating since mid-April. The increase in consumers’ confidence this week is the […] Read more »

Consumer confidence advanced last week to the highest level in more than five years as Americans’ views on the economy, personal finances and spending improved. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 23.5 for the period ended Aug. 4, its strongest reading since January 2008, from minus 27 a […] Read more »

Americans’ confidence in the economy in July was the lowest it has been in any month since April. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index slipped to -12 last month, down from -8 in June and -7 in May — with the May reading representing the most positive monthly average since Gallup began […] Read more »