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United States Consumer Confidence 2026-08-10 11:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Consumer Confidence came in at 48.04 on Aug 10, 2026, compared with 46.63 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
48.04
Previous
46.63
Forecast
--
Public release ID
usd_consumer_confidence_2026-08-10

United States Consumer Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Consumer Confidence chart through 2026-07-31
USD Consumer Confidence readings through 2026-07-31. Latest: 48.04.
Indicator
Consumer Confidence Proxy (FRBNY SCE)
Released
August 10, 2026 15:00 UTC
Actual Value
48.0 Index (0-100 normalized)
Prior
46.6 Index (0-100 normalized)
Change
+1.41 Index (0-100 normalized)

United States's Consumer Confidence rose to 48.0 Index (0-100 normalized) from 46.6 Index (0-100 normalized) in the release published at Aug 10, 2026 15:00 UTC. The result gives markets a fresh reading on household sentiment and discretionary demand and places the latest observation within the official series rather than treating it as an isolated headline.

For USD markets, the significance lies in how the release changes expectations for domestic growth, inflation and financial conditions. It feeds into the relative return on US dollar assets, the policy debate at Federal Reserve (Fed) and positioning across EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD. The strongest interpretation will come from confirmation in related releases and market pricing.

Recent Readings

What Consumer Confidence Proxy (FRBNY SCE) Measures

Consumer Confidence Proxy (FRBNY SCE) summarises households' views of financial conditions, employment prospects and the wider economic outlook. The reporting body combines survey responses into an index or net balance that can be compared across reporting periods. The release is published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York and reported here in Index (0-100 normalized). Its construction matters because the headline can reflect a different economic mechanism from a market price, a single company survey or an unrelated activity measure.

Higher confidence supports the case for resilient consumption, while persistent weakness can signal greater saving and softer discretionary spending. Traders therefore use the series as part of a wider USD evidence set rather than as a standalone trading rule. A sequence of consistent readings carries more information than one print because policy makers and asset prices respond to persistence, breadth and the outlook. The most useful cross-checks are employment expectations, household finances, major-purchase intentions and whether retail activity confirms the survey.

Breaking Down the August 2026 Numbers

The latest reading was 48.0 Index (0-100 normalized), compared with 46.6 Index (0-100 normalized) previously, a reported move of +1.41 Index (0-100 normalized). The sequence began at 51.5 Index (0-100 normalized) on 2025-12-31, moved through 46.0 Index (0-100 normalized) on 2026-04-30, and stood at 46.6 Index (0-100 normalized) on 2026-06-30 before the latest 48.0 Index (0-100 normalized) on 2026-07-31. Taken together, those observations describe a rising recent trend. This historical frame separates the current level from the momentum around it and shows whether the newest observation extends or interrupts the preceding direction.

The market reading should distinguish the level, the latest change and the composition behind that change. For this release, the central question is whether the result represents a durable shift in household sentiment and discretionary demand or a temporary movement in one component. Evidence from employment expectations, household finances, major-purchase intentions and whether retail activity confirms the survey will determine how much weight the headline deserves in the next policy and FX reassessment.

Impact on USD and FX Markets

Higher confidence supports the case for resilient consumption, while persistent weakness can signal greater saving and softer discretionary spending. When the release strengthens the domestic growth, inflation or carry case relative to other economies, demand for US dollar exposure can improve; when it weakens that case, the opposite pressure can dominate. The transmission runs through expected rate differentials, local asset returns, hedging demand and the compensation investors require for currency risk.

EUR/USD is the primary expression for many global traders, while USD/JPY adds a regional or risk-sensitive comparison and GBP/USD helps test whether the move is specific to United States. Quotation conventions differ across pairs, so the reliable signal is consistent local-currency strength or weakness across the basket rather than the same numerical direction in every cross. A reaction confirmed by rates and more than one pair carries greater information than an isolated price spike.

Monetary Policy Implications

The Federal Reserve weighs maximum employment and price stability alongside financial conditions and the cumulative effect of its policy stance. The new result changes that assessment through household sentiment and discretionary demand. A reading that points to stronger demand or more persistent prices leans against rapid easing; one that signals softer activity or declining pressure gives policy makers more room to consider support. Indicators with mixed growth and inflation effects require confirmation before they shift the expected path.

The release does not determine policy alone. Federal Reserve (Fed) will judge whether the move is broad, durable and consistent with other evidence, and whether financial conditions are already delivering sufficient restraint or support. For USD rates and FX, the most durable reaction comes when the data changes the expected policy path rather than merely changing the tone for one session. That distinction separates a lasting repricing from a short-lived headline response.

Looking Ahead

The next release must show whether the latest observation marks a continuing trend or a temporary interruption. Analysts should focus on employment expectations, household finances, major-purchase intentions and whether retail activity confirms the survey. Consistency across those details would make the headline more useful for forecasting household sentiment and discretionary demand; divergence would reduce confidence in extrapolating the move and return attention to the longer history.

The practical FX question is whether incoming evidence keeps moving the expected United States rate and growth path relative to those abroad. The most important confirmation set is inflation, payrolls, wages, consumption and interest-rate expectations. Global yields and risk appetite can reinforce or offset that domestic signal, so the next move in US dollar will be most credible when the macro data, rates and several currency pairs point in the same direction.

Track This Release

Access the full Consumer Confidence Proxy (FRBNY SCE) time series for USD via the FXMacroData API:

curl "https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/consumer_confidence?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

See the Consumer Confidence Proxy (FRBNY SCE) indicator page for full details, API examples, and release history, or explore the live dashboard.

Consumer Confidence release read

United States Consumer Confidence came in at 48.04 on Aug 10, 2026, compared with 46.63 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Consumer Confidence page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_consumer_confidence_2026-08-10
API announcement ID usd_consumer_confidence_2026-07-31
Release time
2026-08-10 15:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-07-31
Actual value 48.04
Previous value 46.63
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1786374000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Consumer Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1786374000,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-08-10T11:00:00-04:00",
  "announcement_id": "usd_consumer_confidence_2026-07-31",
  "change_from_previous": 1.4099999999999966,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-08-07T15:03:00.948848Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1786114980948848012,
  "date": "2026-07-31",
  "observation_id": "usd_consumer_confidence_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-07-31",
  "original_unit": "Balance",
  "original_val": -3.922,
  "pct_change_from_previous": 3.02,
  "pct_change_mom": 3.02,
  "pct_change_yoy": -5.3,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1783522800,
  "previous_date": "2026-06-30",
  "previous_value": 46.63,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1786374000,
      "val": 48.04
    }
  ],
  "source": "Federal Reserve Bank of New York",
  "source_url": "https://www.newyorkfed.org/",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 48.04
}