{"date":"2026-07-28","slug":"2026-07-28-us-us-consumer-confidence-index-conference-board-july","event":"US Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board, July)","country":"US","category":"consumer-confidence","importance":"medium","actual":"90.8","forecast":"92.3","previous":"92.2","unit":"index (1985=100)","surprise":"cooler","affected_markets":[{"why":"A weaker confidence print raises odds the Fed leans dovish, which typically weighs on the dollar","market":"USD","direction":"down"},{"why":"Growth-slowdown fears tend to lift bond prices and lower yields","market":"US Treasuries","direction":"up"},{"why":"Soft consumer sentiment readings often weigh most on consumer-facing stocks","market":"US equities (consumer discretionary)","direction":"down"}],"analysis_en":{"headline":"US Consumer Confidence falls to 90.8 in July (vs. 92.3 expected)","learning":"Consumer confidence isn't a perfect predictor of actual spending, but it's a useful leading indicator — when households worry about jobs, they tend to pull back on big purchases before that shows up in hard spending data. Always check the 'present situation' and 'expectations' sub-indexes separately, since they capture different signals.","market_impact":"The miss adds to bets that the Federal Reserve may lean toward easing, which typically pressures the dollar lower and can lift Treasury bond prices (lower yields) on growth-slowdown fears. Consumer-discretionary stocks often underperform on soft confidence readings, while defensive sectors can hold up better.","what_it_means":"The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index gauges how optimistic US households feel about the economy, jobs, and their income outlook. The drop to 90.8 from 92.2 in June shows growing caution, particularly around current labor market conditions (the 'present situation' component fell 3.6 points)."},"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-consumer-confidence-edged-down-in-july-302836484.html","occurred_at":"2026-07-28T16:06:16.551+00:00","published_at":"2026-07-28T16:06:16.551+00:00","brief_url":"https://vectorialdata.com/economia/2026-07-28-us-us-consumer-confidence-index-conference-board-july/brief.md","page_url":"https://vectorialdata.com/economia/2026-07-28-us-us-consumer-confidence-index-conference-board-july","json_ld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","name":"US Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board, July) — 2026-07-28","description":"US Consumer Confidence falls to 90.8 in July (vs. 92.3 expected)","creator":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Vectorial Data","url":"https://vectorialdata.com"},"license":"https://vectorialdata.com/terms","variableMeasured":"US Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board, July) (index (1985=100))","temporalCoverage":"2026-07-28","isAccessibleForFree":true,"distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://vectorialdata.com/api/economic-events/2026-07-28-us-us-consumer-confidence-index-conference-board-july"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","contentUrl":"https://vectorialdata.com/economia/2026-07-28-us-us-consumer-confidence-index-conference-board-july/brief.md"}]},"disclaimer":"Vectorial Economía is descriptive educational information about macro data. Not investment advice."}