Financial Security

Americans’ sentiment about the current economic situation remains low, but their expectations about the future are bouncing back

While pessimistic about the current economic environment and jobs situation, Americans remain optimistic about the future

Consumer sentiment has declined sharply in almost every country

After a precipitous fall, U.S consumer sentiment has barely changed over the past two weeks

Consumer sentiment is almost unchanged from last week after falling to its lowest level in eight years

Consumer sentiment just dropped from a near record-high to its lowest level in eight years

Two months after the first coronavirus outbreak reports, China loses its status of consumer sentiment champion to Saudi Arabia while Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and the United States see a notable drop in their Expectations Index since February

Global consumer confidence index has barely changed since the COVID-19 virus outbreak, but China’s national index is down by more than four points

Consumer sentiment is up in South Africa, the U.S., Great Britain, Argentina, and Japan, but falls in Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Israel, and South Korea