Consumer confidence slumps across all major metrics: Conference Board

This story was originally published on CFO Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Consumer confidence slumped in November to the lowest level since the imposition of sweeping U.S. tariffs in April as inflation persisted well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and reports of a pullback in hiring added to signs of a cooling labor market. The Consumer Confidence Index fell by 6.8 points this month to 88.7, with gauges of the labor market, b ...