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The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading is out showing the preliminary October report. It gave a sentiment reading 83.1. This was well above the Bloomberg consensus reading of...
The report on consumer confidence from The Conference Board is looking much better than expected for the month of September. Today’s Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index rose to 70.3 in...
Consumers boosted their spending in July by a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, according to the latest Commerce Department data. That was the biggest gain in five months, as aftertax incomes continued to...
It remains hard to find many proxies for the consumer economy in the United States. Surveys from the Conference Board and University of Michigan ask abstract questions. Smartphone sales represent the...
The Conference Board’s report on consumer confidence is showing that consumers are magically more confident. The report for July posted a big jump to 65.9, which was well above estimates. Bloomberg...
The Conference Board has just released its Consumer Confidence reading for the month of May, showing that the decline seen in April was even a larger decline in May.  The index came in at 64.9...
The Reuters/University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment for April is a couple of ticks higher than it was in March and 9.5% higher than it was in April 2011. The index reading for April is...
The Conference Board has released its reading for Consumer Confidence for the month of April. April’s reading came in at 69.2 and this is a slight disappointment. Bloomberg had a consensus...
Consumer Confidence measured from the Conference Board is significantly better than the prior month and versus economist expectations.  The Conference Board issued a report for February at 70.8, up...
The University of Michigan Sentiment reading for the end of February has come in hotter than expected.  This adjusted report came in at 75.3 and that is well above the 73.0 expected by the consensus...
Consumer Confidence is heading the wrong way.  The report is just on the heels of a weak Chicago Purchasing Managers reading, and this data from The Conference Board is going to likely dampen...
The latest research from Gallup shows that Americans are regaining confidence in the US economy, but that last August’s Congressional dispute over raising the debt ceiling is still affecting...