CB Consumer Confidence: Americans Still Eye Price Pressures
Source: SeekingAlpha
2026-02-26 05:04:00 ET
U.S. consumers perked up a bit in February, but the mood is hardly euphoric. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.2 points to 91.2, recouping only a slice of January’s slide. Households feel slightly less threatened by recession, yet they remain uneasy about paychecks, persistent inflation , and a job market that looks sturdy on the surface but patchy underneath. Meanwhile, gold briefly crossed 5,164 dollars an ounce on Tuesday, a reminder that many investors still prefer hard assets when the economic picture is murky....
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