The consumer confidence index surged another 5.6 points to 70.4 in February – its highest level in three years – as Americans continued to express confidence that the economy will improve in the months ahead, the Conference Boa…
The Consumer Confidence Index jumped far higher than expected in January, and that could have big implications, both for retailers and for your wallet. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Conference Board’s closely watched index unexpectedly surged 7.3 points to 60.3 in January — rising to its highest level since May — as Americans’ started 2011 optimistic that the job market and U.S. economy would keep i…
Consumer confidence unexpectedly fell to 52.5 in December from a revised 54.3 in November, as a sluggish U.S. job market prevented consumers from changing their cautious stance toward the economic recovery.
A Bloomberg survey had expected the index to…
A rising stock market next year is becoming an article of faith. But beneath the bullish sheen of several positive reports, many other key indicators are bearish or neutral. Investors might want to balance the widespread confid…