Inflation expectations rose, with one-year forecasts climbing to 4.7% from 4.6% and five-year estimates hitting 3.5%. Sentiment diverges sharply by political affiliation: Republicans reported a score of 84.0, up 6.8 points, whereas Independents fell 8.8 points to 38.9. Democrats recorded a marginal gain of 1.7 points, bringing their sentiment level to 37.3.
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US Consumer Sentiment Misses Forecast at 46.3 on Record Low Conditions
US Markets11 days ago
The outlook for the US economy deteriorated among surveyed households in October, prelimary data from the University of Michigan showed. The overall sentiment index ended at 46.3, missing the 47.6 average forecast and falling from 48.1 in September. This decline was driven by the current conditions index, which plunged to 44.7—a record low—well below estimates of 50.1 to 51.0.
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