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Consumer confidence improves in March as brighter job-market view outweighs surging costs amid Iran war

By Market Watch March 31, 2026 Bullish
Consumer confidence improves in March as brighter job-market view outweighs surging costs amid Iran war
Consumer confidence edged up in March as Americans' assessment of labor-market conditions improved despite an oil shock amid the Iran war. While consumers' expectations for inflation and interest rates surged in March to levels not seen since last August, upbeat feelings about the labor market offset those worries.
Consumer confidence edged up in March as Americans' assessment of labor-market conditions improved despite an oil shock amid the Iran war. While consumers' expectations for inflation and interest rates surged in March to levels not seen since last August, upbeat feelings about the labor market offset those worries.