<div class="story-text"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h2 class="slug"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/economy/" data-metrics-ga4="{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;homepage_curation_click&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;clickPosition&quot;:&quot;1.1-L&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;section slug&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/economy\/&quot;}" "=""> Economy </a> </h2> </div> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307965/consumer-confidence-sentiment-inflation-trump-tariffs" data-metrics-ga4="{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;homepage_curation_click&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;clickPosition&quot;:&quot;1.1-L&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;curated story&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5307965\/consumer-confidence-sentiment-inflation-trump-tariffs&quot;}" "=""> <h3 class="title">Consumer confidence falls the most since 2021 over fears about inflation and tariffs</h3> </a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307965/consumer-confidence-sentiment-inflation-trump-tariffs" data-metrics-ga4="{&quot;action&quot;:&quot;homepage_curation_click&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;clickPosition&quot;:&quot;1.1-L&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;curated story&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5307965\/consumer-confidence-sentiment-inflation-trump-tariffs&quot;}" }'=""> <p class="teaser">A report from the Conference Board shows Americans are increasingly worried about inflation, driven in part by President Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on imports.</p> </a> </div>

Top stories in the U.S. and world news, politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture. Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR.{ai:summary}<p>Consumer confidence has dropped significantly, marking the largest decline since 2021. This downturn is attributed to rising concerns over inflation, exacerbated by President Trump's potential new tariffs on imports. </p><p>The report from the Conference Board indicates that these economic anxieties are impacting consumer sentiment. #economy</p>

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