U.S. consumer confidence declined in May according to major surveys.
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 93.1 in May, a 0.7 point decline. Both the Conference Board and University of Michigan surveys show consumers downgrading their economic views, though they disagree on the severity of the pessimism.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Axios highlights the stark gap between two surveys on just how bad sentiment is, while the WSJ leads with the straightforward sentiment worsened in May finding.
How each outlet covered it
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“A tale of two consumer sentiment gauges”
“U.S. Consumer Sentiment Worsened in May”
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