Consumer Sentiment Hit By Fiscal Policy Concerns In March

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment tumbled to its lowest since December 2011 in early March, hit by dissatisfaction with government economic policies and as fewer Americans expected to see improvements in growth or the labor market, a survey released on Friday showed.

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