Joanne Hsu

""Even with June's early gains, however, views of the economy are still relatively dour.""

"A sizable month-to-month increase in sentiment for the largest stockholders was fully offset by a decline among consumers without stock holdings."

"Nearly half of the people responding to the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey in February spontaneously mentioned high prices eroding their personal finances."

""Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month's fall.""

"'Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment.'"

"Open-ended comments show that many consumers blame the Iran conflict for unfavorable changes to the economy."

"Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month's fall."

"Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month's fall."

"Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month’s fall."