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Americans' Confidence Dips In August As Chicago PMI Plunges Into Contraction

Americans' Confidence Dips In August As Chicago PMI Plunges Into Contraction The MNI Chicago PMI for August was a disaster, printing below even the worst analyst's expectations. Against expectations of a rise to 57.9, the headline print crashed from 57.6 to 47.1 (flashing recession signals)... Prices paid accelerated while the overall business barometer plunged into contraction. That is the biggest MoM drop since COVID... However, in the face of that collapse in business confidence, UMich reported US consumer sentiment fell in August for the first time in three months on a worsening economic outlook,...
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