03:03 PM EDT, 05/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 93.1 in May from a 93.8 reading in April due to a decline in the present situation that was offset by an increase in the expectations index.

The Conference Board cited the negative impact of the war in the Middle East as a key factor.

The Dallas Federal Reserve's manufacturing reading rose to 0.4 in May from minus 2.3 in April.

The FHFA home price index posted a 0.1% gain in March after falling by 0.1% in February. The index was 1.7% higher than a year ago. For Q1 as a whole, prices rose by 0.5% from the previous quarter and were up 1.7% compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

Released at the same time, S&P Case-Shiller reported a 0.7% March home price gain, up from 0.3% in February. The index was up 0.7% year-over-year, down from the 0.8% rate in the previous month.

The Philadelphia Fed's services measure fell to minus 23.6 in May from minus 16.5 in April, indicating faster deceleration.

The Chicago National Activity Index rebounded in April, now indicating expansion after contraction in March.