US Consumer Sentiment Drops Amid Economic Worries and Debt Ceiling Debacle.
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US consumer sentiment dropped to a six-month low in May due to concerns over the political haggling over raising the federal government's borrowing cap, according to the University of Michigan's survey. The survey also showed consumers' long-term inflation expectations jumping this month to their highest reading since 2011. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office warned on Friday that the nation faced a "significant risk" of defaulting on payment obligations within the first two weeks of June without a debt ceiling increase.
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