NEW YORK, Jan 29- U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January to its lowest level in more than a year as Americans were more pessimistic about the economic outlook and their financial prospects, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON-- U.S. consumers' confidence in the economy likely stayed low in January, reflecting an increase in Social Security taxes that is leaving most Americans with less take-home pay this year. Congress and the White House reached a deal on Jan. 1 to prevent income taxes from rising on most Americans.
WASHINGTON _ Standard& Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for November, 9 a.m. Eastern. WASHINGTON _ The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for January, 10 a.m.. WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.
NEW YORK, Jan 18- U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly deteriorated for a second straight month to its lowest in over a year in January, with many consumers citing fallout from the recent "fiscal cliff" debate in Washington, a survey released on Friday showed.