New Home Sales Collapsed In July As Consumer Confidence Hit 7-Month Lows
New Home Sales Collapsed In July As Consumer Confidence Hit 7-Month Lows The Conference Board's measure of Americans' Consumer Confidence fell from a revised-lower 90.2 to 89.4 in August (below the 90.2 exp) - the lowest since January. Interestingly, under the hood, we saw Expect.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated economy & markets brief. The source report from ZeroHedge says: New Home Sales Collapsed In July As Consumer Confidence Hit 7-Month Lows The Conference Board's measure of Americans' Consumer Confidence fell from a revised-lower 90.2 to 89.4 in August (below the 90.2 exp) - the lowest since January. Interestingly, under the hood, we saw Expect.
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- Primary source: ZeroHedge
- Published: Aug 25, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Economy & Markets
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