US Consumer Sentiment Holds Steady as Focus Turns to Election
- University of Michigan index was little changed in early March
- Views among independent voters worsened by most since 2021
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US consumer sentiment mostly held steady in early March as Americans grew somewhat more cautious about the outlook ahead of the presidential election.
The sentiment index ticked down to 76.5 from 76.9 in February, according to the preliminary March reading from the University of Michigan. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 77.1.