Consumer Confidence in U.S. Fell Last Week to Two-Month Low

Consumer confidence in the U.S. dropped last week to the lowest level in more than two months, paced by growing dissatisfaction among women and high earners.

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index was minus 47.6 in the period to July 31, the lowest since May, compared with minus 46.8 the prior week. Confidence among women fell to the lowest level since October 2009, while Americans making more than $100,000 a year were the most pessimistic since November 2009.