Consumer sentiment fell in June to the lowest level in about seven months and long-run expectations for inflation rose — bad signs for the economy and President Joe Biden.
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 65.6, defying economists’ expectations that it would tick up. That is a 5.1% dip in consumer sentiment from the month before. The last time sentiment was this low was in November 2023.
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