Summary
The main indices are lower at noon, the Nasdaq down more than 1%. Consumers are once again blamed for traction. The consumer confidence index fell sharply at 98.3 for February, against 105.3 in January. Economists expected a decline but not the same. It is the third consecutive month that the mood of consumers has dropped. The reasons continue to be inflation and global affordability. Today’s number, published by Conference Board, was eagerly awaited because its peer indicator, the feeling of consumers, issued by the University of Michigan, dropped last Friday and is partly blamed for sale on the stock market Th
