Consumer confidence dips in October on growing jitters about the future

Consumer confidence dips in October on growing jitters about the future
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Nov. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Consumer confidence dipped in October as people fret about the future. The ANZ Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell to 115.4 in October from 117.6 in September. People's optimism about their present situation lifted slightly to 122.0 from 120.2 but the future conditions index fell to 111.0 from 115.9, the lowest since late 2015.  “Consumers are feeling good about the here and now, but concerns about the future are clearly growing. Consumers haven’t been this pessimistic about their own and...