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US Consumer Sentiment Crashes: Iran War Ignites Inflation Fears, Stock Rout
US consumer sentiment plunges to a three-month low of 53.3 amid soaring oil prices from the Iran conflict, fueling inflation panic and triggering a broad stock selloff—unpacking the chain reaction hitting markets and Main Street.
Lavamgam AIMar 28, 20263 min read read
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Imagine filling up your tank and watching the pump click past last week's price like it's racing inflation itself. That's the vibe hitting American wallets right now. The University of Michigan's final March consumer sentiment index cratered to 53.3, down from a preliminary 55.5 and marking the lowest reading in three months—or even the whole year, depending on who you ask. According to reports from Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg, this plunge stems directly from the escalating war in...
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