Happy FestiFall, UMich! Have an awesome year. 💙💛
September 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Happy FestiFall, UMich! Have an awesome year. 💙💛
September 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Horrendous:
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Horrendous:
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Price of gasoline vs. UMich consumer confidence:
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September 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Price of gasoline vs. UMich consumer confidence:
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May 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
April 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
Oh man
*UMICH PRELIM MAY CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.4
*MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT AT 50.8, SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 7.3%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH LONG-TERM EXPECTED INFLATION AT 4.6%, HIGHEST SINCE 1991
*UMICH PRELIM MAY CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.4
*MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT AT 50.8, SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 7.3%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH LONG-TERM EXPECTED INFLATION AT 4.6%, HIGHEST SINCE 1991
May 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh man
*UMICH PRELIM MAY CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.4
*MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT AT 50.8, SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 7.3%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH LONG-TERM EXPECTED INFLATION AT 4.6%, HIGHEST SINCE 1991
*UMICH PRELIM MAY CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.4
*MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT AT 50.8, SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 7.3%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH LONG-TERM EXPECTED INFLATION AT 4.6%, HIGHEST SINCE 1991
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yeesh, UMich.
August 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yeesh, UMich.
UMICH: “.. This month’s decline in sentiment was widespread throughout the population.”
@cnbc.com #UMich
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
@cnbc.com #UMich
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
UMICH: “.. This month’s decline in sentiment was widespread throughout the population.”
@cnbc.com #UMich
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
@cnbc.com #UMich
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
Weakest UMich consumer sentiment since May.
US Univ. Of Michigan Sentiment Aug P: 58.6 (est 62.0; prev 61.7)
- Current Conditions: 60.9 (est 67.5; prev 68.0)
- Expectations: 57.2 (est 58.4; prev 57.7)
- 1-Year Inflation: 4.9% (est 4.4%; prev 4.5%)
- 5-10-Year Inflation: 3.9% (est 3.4%; prev 3.4%)
- Current Conditions: 60.9 (est 67.5; prev 68.0)
- Expectations: 57.2 (est 58.4; prev 57.7)
- 1-Year Inflation: 4.9% (est 4.4%; prev 4.5%)
- 5-10-Year Inflation: 3.9% (est 3.4%; prev 3.4%)
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Weakest UMich consumer sentiment since May.
U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (MAY) ACTUAL: 44.8 VS 48.2 PREVIOUS; EST 48.2
May 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Worst consumer confidence since May — but also, the highest inflation expectations since June.
#UMich
#UMich
US Univ. Of Michigan Sentiment Sep P: 55.4 (est 58.0; prev 58.2)
- Current Conditions: 61.2 (est 62.0; prev 61.7)
- Expectations: 51.8 (est 56.2; prev 55.9)
- 1-Year Inflation: 4.8% (est 4.8%; prev 4.8%)
- 5-10-Year Inflation: 3.9% (est 3.4%; prev 3.5%)
- Current Conditions: 61.2 (est 62.0; prev 61.7)
- Expectations: 51.8 (est 56.2; prev 55.9)
- 1-Year Inflation: 4.8% (est 4.8%; prev 4.8%)
- 5-10-Year Inflation: 3.9% (est 3.4%; prev 3.5%)
September 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Worst consumer confidence since May — but also, the highest inflation expectations since June.
#UMich
#UMich
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Consumer confidence data is basically useless for markets/econ forecasting at this point. There is just no universe where periods when inflation was 5x as high, real income growth was deeply negative, or unemployment was more than 2x current were better than the current backdrop.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There’s your “tariff effect”.
Highest 1-year inflation expectations since Nov 2023.
#UMich
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Highest 1-year inflation expectations since Nov 2023.
#UMich
@mikezaccardi.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
There’s your “tariff effect”.
Highest 1-year inflation expectations since Nov 2023.
#UMich
@mikezaccardi.bsky.social
Highest 1-year inflation expectations since Nov 2023.
#UMich
@mikezaccardi.bsky.social
UMich consumer sentiment (current conditions) at 50.4 is a new all-time low -- going back to data from the 1970s.
U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (DEC) ACTUAL: 52.9 VS 53.3 PREVIOUS; EST 53.5
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
UMich consumer sentiment (current conditions) at 50.4 is a new all-time low -- going back to data from the 1970s.
Oh man
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*MICHIGAN 5-10 YR INFLATION EXPECTATIONS RISE TO 4.4% VS 4.1%
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*MICHIGAN 5-10 YR INFLATION EXPECTATIONS RISE TO 4.4% VS 4.1%
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh man
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*MICHIGAN 5-10 YR INFLATION EXPECTATIONS RISE TO 4.4% VS 4.1%
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981
*UMICH PRELIM APRIL CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO 50.8; EST 53.8
*MICHIGAN 5-10 YR INFLATION EXPECTATIONS RISE TO 4.4% VS 4.1%
*UMICH YR-AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION AT 6.7%, HIGHEST SINCE 1981