The University of Michigan’s US Consumer Sentiment gauge rebounded +8.2% in December to 64.6, though that is still down -3.9% from a year ago. The Conference Board’s US Consumer Confidence index bounced back +6.9 points in December to 108.3, but remains tepid relative to pre-Covid levels. In December, 19.0% of consumers surveyed by the Conference […]

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The University of Michigan’s U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose +2.3 points in December to 59.1. However, it is still down -16.3% from a year ago. Previously, the Conference Board’s U.S. Consumer Confidence Index declined -2.0 points in November to 100.2. In November, 18.2% of consumers surveyed by the Conference Board said business conditions were “good,” […]

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