House Prices Record Annual Gains
Recently released data by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Case-Shiller indicates that its measure of house prices, the House Price Index – National, rose by 5.6% on a year-over-year not seasonally...
View ArticleGreat Expectations
Spurred by improved consumer expectations, the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index reached its highest level since July 2007, and the Conference Board Consumer Confidence...
View ArticleBursting with Confidence
Improving job and wage prospects lifted the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment December Index to its most favorable level since its last cyclical peak in January 2007. The...
View ArticleGood Morning in America for Consumers
The January 2015 University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment soared to its highest level since January 2004. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index also increased sharply, reaching its...
View ArticleRetreat
Both the University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment and the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined in February after soaring to cyclical highs in January. The Index of Consumer...
View ArticleStrong First Quarter for Consumer Confidence
The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment reached a ten-year peak of 95.5 in the first quarter of 2015. Although the Index of Consumer Sentiment Index decreased to 93.0 in March from 95.4...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence and Economic Cycles
Consumer sentiment and consumer confidence are two indexes showing consumers’ perceptions of current business, income and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for the near future’s...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Zigzags in 2015
Consumer sentiment and consumer confidence are two indexes showing consumers’ perceptions of current business, income and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for the future’s economy....
View ArticleConsumers Voice in June – Optimistic Outlook
Consumer sentiment and consumer confidence are two indexes showing consumers’ perceptions of current business, income and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for the future’s economy....
View ArticleUnexpected Decline in Consumer Confidence in July
Consumer sentiment and consumer confidence are two indexes showing consumers’ perceptions of current business, income and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for the future’s economy....
View ArticleConsumer Confidence in August, Interest Rate Hikes by New Years, Housing...
Six years after the official end of the recession consumer confidence has recovered most of the ground lost during the downturn. The Conference Board reported that its trademark Consumer Confidence...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Rebounded in September
The Conference Board released its Consumer Confidence Index for September. The index is a composite of separate indexes tracking consumers’ assessments of current business, income and employment...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence in October – More Consumers Planned to Buy a Home in the...
The Conference Board recently released the Consumer Confidence Index and its two subcomponents, the Present Situation Index and the Expectations Index, for October. The Consumer Confidence Index...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Retreated in November
The Conference Board released the Consumer Confidence Index for November, reporting that the index dropped sharply to 90.4 in November, following a moderate decrease in October. Both subcomponents...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence in December – Beyond the Monthly Volatile Data
Consumer confidence improved in December after the previous two months declines. The Consumer Confidence Index, recently released by the Conference Board, rose to 96.5 in December from 92.6 in...
View ArticleOptimistic Consumer Confidence in January
The Conference Board released the Consumer Confidence Index for January 2016. The Consumer Confidence Index rose slightly to 98.1 in January. The present situation index in January was unchanged,...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Ebbed in February
The Consumer Confidence Index, reported by the Conference Board, ebbed in February. The Consumer Confidence Index declined to 92.2 in February, from 97.9 in January. After a modest increase in January,...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence in March – Better Expectations
The Conference Board reported that in March the Consumer Confidence Index rebounded. The Consumer Confidence Index rose to 96.2 in March, from 94.0 in February. The present situation index in March...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Slipped in April
The Consumer Confidence Index, reported by the Conference Board, slipped in April. The Consumer Confidence Index declined slightly to 94.2 in April, from 96.1 in March. The present situation index rose...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Barely Changed in July
The Consumer Confidence Index, reported by the Conference Board, was virtually unchanged in July. In July, the Consumer Confidence Index was 97.3, similar to 97.4 in June. The present situation index...
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