{
  "id": 15658093,
  "title": "Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in more than three years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/consumer-confidence-slumps-to-lowest-level-in-more-than-three-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16221625/Consumer-confidence-slumps-lowest-level-three-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cost of living pressures combined with fears of interest rate hikes sent the consumer sentiment index compiled by S&P Global to 41.3 in October from 42.7 in September.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}