India, Jan. 27 -- Americans are losing confidence in their country's economy at a time when Donald Trump claims to be boosting it with "trillions of dollars" in tariffs.

The US consumer confidence index has fallen below even the lowest readings during the Covid pandemic of 2020-21, and there are other numbers that emerged on Tuesday that showed the country might be headed for recession, news agencies AP and AFP reported.

The US Conference Board's gauge went down to 84.5 for January 2026, from 94.2 last month, data out Tuesday showed. This figure is also the lowest since May 2014, and fell short of all estimates in a survey of economists, Bloomberg reported.

This essentially means Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their...