Consumer confidence dives to lowest point in 12 years

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 169

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Monthly consumer confidence in January has sunk to its lowest point since 2014, The Conference Board announced Tuesday.

“Consumers’ write-in responses on factors affecting the economy continued to skew towards pessimism,” said Dana Peterson, the chief economist for The Conference Board, a global nonprofit whose monthly consumer survey of thousands of consumers is widely watched by economists, executives, and policymakers.

“References to prices and inflation, oil and gas prices, and food and grocery prices …

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