🚨US consumer sentiment is at a crisis levels

Consumer sentiment fell to the 2nd-lowest level in history

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Global Markets Investor
April 14, 2025

US consumer sentiment fell to 50.8 points in March, the 2nd-lowest on record.

The sentiment is lower than during every US recession over the last 50 years

This is only above the 50 points posted in June 2022 when the inflation rate was 9.1%, the highest since 1981.

Current conditions fell to 56.5, the lowest since June 2022 and the second-lowest in history.

Consumer expectations about the economy dropped to 47.2, the second-lowest since May 1980.

US consumer sentiment is historically low across all income groups.

Sentiment among families with an annual income less than $100,000 hit to the lowest ever.

For families with income over $100,000, the sentiment fell to the second-lowest on record.

Such a depressed sentiment will likely impact Americans' spending going forward.

Below you can find multiple analyses about US consumers.

🚨What is happening with the US consumer sentiment?

Americans' economic outlook is rapidly shifting, and this is not a good sign

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/what-is-happening-with-the-us-consumer-sentiment

US household debt hit a new record of $17.94 trillion in Q3 2024.

What is the true shape of the US consumers' finances?

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-household-debt-hit-a-new-record

🚨US layoffs surpassed the Great Financial Crisis levels

March job report showed some resilience but other data points to a labor market deterioration

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-layoffs-surpassed-the-great-financial-crisis-levels

⚠️Portfolio performance review for Q1 2025

Assessment of my long-term investment portfolio as of March 2025

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/portfolio-performance-review-for-q1-2025

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