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El índice de Confianza del Consumidor del Conference Board fue actualizado ayer con los datos de febrero, nuevo varapalo y caída que no se producía desde agosto de 2021. CONFIANZA DEL CONSUMIDOR CONFERENCE BOARD vs PIB EEUU El Economista senior de la institución Global Indicators del Conference Board, Stephanie Guichard, resumió en su comunicado la situación de aumento de pesimismo generalizado: “In February, consumer confidence registered the largest monthly decline since August 2021,” “This is the third consecutive month on month decline, bringing the Index to the bottom of the range that has prevailed since 2022. Of the five components of the Index, only consumers’ assessment of present business conditions improved, albeit slightly. Views of current labor market conditions weakened. Consumers became pessimistic about future business conditions and less optimistic about future income. Pessimism about future employment prospects worsened and reached a ten-month high.”  “Average 12-month inflation expectations surged from 5.2% to 6% in February. This increase likely reflected a mix of factors, including sticky inflation but also the recent jump in prices of key household staples like eggs and the expected impact of tariffs. References to inflation and prices in general continue to rank high in write-in responses, but