{"id":5767,"date":"2024-04-30T15:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5767"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:27:55","slug":"us-consumer-confidence-at-lowest-level-since-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5767","title":{"rendered":"US consumer confidence at lowest level since 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-2198-08dc69269151_w800_h450.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<span class=\"dateline\">Washington \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>U.S. consumers appear less optimistic about the jobs market and more worried about future financial conditions, bringing a closely watched confidence metric to its lowest level since July 2022, a survey showed Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer confidence index fell to 97.0 in April, said The Conference Board, significantly below the 104.0 reading that analysts anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the third straight month consumer confidence has worsened, the report said, and comes as President Joe Biden struggles to boost perceptions about the economy as his reelection campaign ramps up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Consumers became less positive about the current labor market situation, and more concerned about future business conditions, job availability, and income,&#8221; said Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board.<\/p>\n<p>But she added that despite the slip, &#8220;optimism about the present situation continues to more than offset concerns about the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The biggest worries surrounded &#8220;elevated price levels, especially for food and gas,&#8221; said Peterson.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, politics and global conflicts were &#8220;distant runners-up,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>While consumers rated current business conditions &#8220;positively,&#8221; their views of the labor market weakened with more reporting that jobs are hard to get, said The Conference Board.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers also became less upbeat about their families&#8217; financial situations, both currently and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Perceptions about the labor market deteriorated even as job growth remains robust, and the unemployment rate is historically low,&#8221; noted Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A deteriorating trend in sentiment could persist,&#8221; she cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>This risks bogging down spending and growth, given that inflation remains persistent and interest rate cuts are &#8220;not imminent,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/us-consumer-confidence-at-lowest-level-since-2022-survey-finds\/7591957.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington \u2014\u00a0 U.S. consumers appear less 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