Consumer sentiment increased this month to its highest level since August as households show signs of shaking off the economic dissatisfaction and even outright despair that have gripped the United ...

Consumer sentiment rose to its highest level this month since September 2025, although it remains at historically low levels. Consumer sentiment rose to 54, up from 52.9 in December 2025, according to ...

Something unusual happened in the past few weeks. Ned Davis Research said its Daily Trading Sentiment Composite swung from extreme pessimism to extreme optimism in less than three weeks. Through ...

Market sentiment among individual investors showed mixed readings this week, according to the latest survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). Bullish sentiment declined to ...

As many market participants anticipate a year-end rally, there are mounting indications that such an outcome is far from assured. Investor positioning appears increasingly stretched, with multiple ...

The headline University of Michigan (UM) consumer sentiment index ticked up to 53.3 in early December 2025, from 51.0 in November. Inflation expectations among households fell: the expected rate over ...

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in November to one of its lowest points as Americans head into the holiday season and prepare for Black Friday, a monthly survey found. The University of Michigan Surveys ...

Sarina Trangle started as a corporate news reporter in October 2024. She previously spent four years on the business desk at Newsday, covering the health industry, commercial real estate and cannabis.

Major policy shifts this year have been adding to unknowns about the future and policy decisions, according to our World Uncertainty Index, which has doubled since January. Uncertainty has surged to ...

U.S. consumer sentiment declined to its lowest level in more than three years and near an all-time low as households' concerns about the economic impact of the government shutdown mounted, according ...

New York — Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the University of Michigan one month into the government shutdown, with pessimism over personal ...