U of Michigan NEED-TO-KNOWS
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations
Source University of Michigan (latest release)
Measures Percentage that consumers expect the price of goods and services to change during the next 12 months;
Usual Effect ‘Actual’ greater than ‘Forecast’ is good for currency;
Frequency Released monthly, around the middle of the current month;
Next Release Jul 18, 2025
FF Notes There are 2 versions of this data released 14 days apart – Preliminary and Revised. The Preliminary release is the earlier and thus tends to have the most impact;
Why Traders Care Expectations of future inflation can manifest into real inflation, primarily because workers tend to push for higher wages when they believe prices will rise;
Derived Via Survey of about 420 consumers which asks respondents where they expect prices to be 12 months in the future
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