Consumer confidence in the US deteriorated sharply in August with the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dropping to 70.2 in August (preliminary) from 81.2 in July. This reading missed the market expectation of 81.2 by a wide margin.
Nadaljnje podrobnosti v publikaciji so razkrile, da je indeks trenutnih razmer padel na 77.9 s 84.5, indeks pričakovanj potrošnikov pa je padel na 65.2 z 79. Nazadnje so se enoletne napovedi glede inflacije znižale na 1% s 4.6%.
Commenting on the data, “consumers reported a stunning loss of confidence in the first half of August,” noted Richard Curtin, Surveys of Consumers chief economist. “There is little doubt that the pandemic’s resurgence due to the Delta variant has been met with a mixture of reason and emotion. Consumers have correctly reasoned that the economy’s performance will be diminished over the next several months.”
Reakcija na trgu
Zeleni denar po tem poročilu težko najde povpraševanje in indeksu ameriškega dolarja je nazadnje opazil izgubo 0.26 % na dan pri 92.75.
