Prior was 63.8 Current conditions 65.7 vs 69.5 expected (70.6 prior) Expectations 56.9 vs 59.5 expected (66.0 prior) 1-year inflation 4.4% vs 4.2% prior 5-10 year 3.2% vs 3.0% prior This survey is more about gasoline prices and the political mood than anything else. That said, the Fed cares about it and seeing the jump
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prelim was 63.0 Prior was 68.1 Details: Current conditions 70.6 vs 66.7 prelim (71.4 prior) Expectations 59.3 vs 60.7 prelim (66.0 prior) 1-year inflation 4.2% vs 3.8% prelim (3.2% prior) 5-10 year inflation 3.0% vs 3.0% prelim (2.8% prior) The Fed might be concerned about that bump in inflation expectations
Prior was 71.6 Current conditions 77.4 vs 76.9 expected (76.6 prior) Expectations 67.3 vs 68.1 expected (68.3 prior) 1-year inflation 3.3% vs 3.4% prior 5-10 year 2.9% vs 3.0% prior I don’t have much use for this survey. It was pointing to a severe drop in consumer spending late last year and the consumer has
Prelim was 72.6 Prior was 64.4 Current conditions 76.6 vs 77.5 prelim (69.0 prior) Expectations 68.3 vs 69.4 prelim (61.5 prior) 1-year inflation 3.4% vs 3.4% prelim (3.3% prior) 5-10 year inflation 3.0% vs 3.1% prelim (3.0% prior) This indicator has little use for traders, though it still moves market. It’s a measure of gasoline