由于中东冲突导致生活成本上升，美国家庭对经济的看法恶化，10月初美国消费者信心进一步下滑，这对唐纳德·特朗普总统在11月3日中期选举前来说是个更坏的消息。
US consumer sentiment slumped further in early October as the rising cost of living because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy, more bad news for President Donald Trump ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.