Consumer Sentiment Declines Amid Rate Cut Uncertainty: 4 Safe Bets

Americans are less confident about the economy than they were a couple of months back as concerns grew at the beginning of the New Year. Signs of a rise in inflation and a resilient labor market have raised concerns over the Federal Reserve’s plans for future rate cuts.This saw consumer sentiment taking a dip in January. Major indexes have already been pushed into negative territory for this year after stocks pulled back in the final weeks of December. It would thus be wise to invest in defensive stocks suc ...