The Conference Board reported consumer confidence dropped to its lowest since 2014
On September 29, The Conference Board reported its consumer-confidence index fell 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, down from 88.6 in August.
How we got here
- The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate for third-quarter real GDP growth rose to 5.1% from 4.4%. Atlantafed
- GDPNow remained at 5.1% after rounding. Atlantafed
- GDPNow's third-quarter estimate fell to 5.0% from 5.1%. Atlantafed
- The Dallas Fed reported Texas manufacturing output growth accelerated, while the general business activity index eased to 9.8 from 11.6. Dallasfed, Tradingeconomics
- The Conference Board's consumer-confidence index fell 6.7 points to 81.9, reaching its lowest level since 2014. Bloomberg
What's likely next
- BEA scheduled the Q2 2026 GDP third estimate and August Personal Income and Outlays release.
- The Dallas Fed scheduled its next Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey release.
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