One-year inflation expectations also cooled to the lowest level in more than a year.People shop at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times2/6/2026|Updated: 2/6/2026American consumers grew more upbeat for the third consecutive month as inflation expectations continued to ease.The preliminary February University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose by almost 2 percent to 57.3, from 56.4 in January—the highest level since August 2025.Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”Author’s Selected Articles
US Consumer Sentiment at Highest Level Since August 2025: UMich
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