on September 29, 2026 at 3:23 pm U.S. Consumer Confidence Fell in September Amid Elevated Oil Prices, Inflation Worries, Conference Board SaysJessica CoacciBy aumnamaah@gmail.com / September 29, 2026 The research group said its consumer confidence index fell by 6.7 points to 81.9 following two prior months of softening.