Trump, Inflation and Consumer Sentiment

U.S. consumer sentiment declines amid inflation fears over Trump tariffs
University of Michigan consumer survey Friday found consumer sentiment fell about 5% on fears inflation will rise to 4.3% under Trump administration tariffs with major U.S. trading partners.
February 2025 Consumer Sentiment Declines Over 11% Year-Over-Year, Fears Over Rising Inflation and President Trump’s Tariffs
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay February 7, 2025 - On Friday, the University of Michigan posted the Preliminary Results of Consumer Sentiment for February 2025. Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu:
Consumers Turn Sour on Inflation Amid Concern About Trump’s Tariffs
Consumer sentiment continued to fall in February as worries over inflation and the possibility of higher prices to come from President Donald Trump ’s tariffs policy appeared to drive the University of Michigan’s monthly sentiment index down.
US Consumer Sentiment Hits 7-Month Low After Trump Takes Office
Following Donald Trump's first few weeks as president, preliminary data shows consumer sentiment has dropped in February.
Consumer inflation fears spike in February as tariff worries hit sentiment
Consumers grew dramatically more worried about near-term inflation as President Donald Trump pushed aggressive tariffs against major U.S. trading partners, a closely watched survey showed Friday.
Consumer Sentiment Index Drops To 7-Month Low Amid Inflation Concerns
Consumer sentiment fell for the second straight month, dropping about 5% to reach its lowest reading since July 2024. Read more here.
Consumer sentiment drops as inflation expectations surge
U.S. consumer sentiment dropped unexpectedly in February to a seven-month low and inflation expectations rocketed as households feared it may be too late to avoid the negative effects on their purchasing power from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.
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US Consumer Sentiment Declines for First Time in Six Months
(Bloomberg) -- US consumer sentiment declined in January for the first time in six months on concerns about unemployment and the impact of potential tariffs on inflation. The final January ...
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Consumer confidence in January falls for the first time in 6 months
are complicating an already messy outlook for the consumer. Economist Joanne Hsu, director of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers, said in a statement that “sentiment declines were broad based and ...
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US Consumer Confidence Takes a Turn for the Worse
US consumer confidence suddenly dropped in January to a four-month low thanks in part to renewed pessimism about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy. Complaints that jobs are ...
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US Consumer Sentiment Declines
US consumer sentiment has declined overall in January, making it the first decline in six months. Reason for this is that there are concerns about unemployment and the impact of the potential ...
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US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its ...
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Edges Lower In January As Inflation Expectations Surge
(RTTNews) - Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has unexpectedly ... index was seen across political affiliations, including declines of about 3% for Independents and 1.5% for Republicans." ...
Consumer confidence drops amid Trump turmoil: Polls
Polls - The decrease was ‘pervasive,’ involving Republicans, Independents, and Democrats, said one poll supervisor ...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as inflation, tariff fears push stocks to another losing week
US stocks fell on Friday as investors reacted to the threat of more possible tariffs from the Trump administration while ...