Consumers’ mood improved slightly in January, yet Americans remain mired in anxiety about affordability and sluggish hiring, ...

Consumer sentiment inched up for a second straight month in January but remains nearly 25% below where it was a year ago.

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell 2.6 points (-4.9%) to 51.0 this month. This reading makes the November figure the second-lowest sentiment reading of all time. In November, the CECI dropped ...

The Consumer Sentiment Index is a significant barometer for the economy as it measures the level of consumer confidence in the stability of the economy. The index is compiled from a survey of around ...

Americans are heading into the end of the year feeling more strained about their finances than they did a year ago, even as some headline indicators show a modest rebound. The latest readings on ...

U.S. stocks hit session highs in early trading after the release of the final reading on the University of Michigan consumer-confidence survey for December. The final headline number came in at 52.9, ...