Consumer Economy Still Struggling
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATOR DEMONSTRATING “REMARKABLE INSTABILITY” Despite this week’s news that U.S. incomes rose last year for the first time since 2007, American consumers continue...
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Consumer Comfort: Disappointing U-Turn
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TWO-WEEK RALLY IS OVER … After matching its post-recessionary peak last week, consumer comfort in America has experienced an abrupt reversal. Bloomberg’s Consumer Comfort Index...
Consumer Comfort Spike!
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GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS … FOR A CHANGE Some good economic news this week as consumer comfort in America enjoyed its biggest two-week uptick in more...
Consumer Comfort Dips
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WEAKENING PERSONAL FINANCIAL OUTLOOK DRIVES DECLINE … Bloomberg’s weekly Consumer Comfort Index (CCI) slipped to its lowest level in three months – driven by a...
Consumer Comfort Retreats From 2016 Peak
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BIG DIP IN “BUYING CLIMATE” TO BLAME Consumer comfort in the United States retreated from its 2016 high this week due to a sharp drop...
Consumer Comfort: End To The Uptick?
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QUARTERLY SLIPPAGE … On a quarterly basis, consumer comfort in the United States has risen rather robustly over the past five years. It’s still not...
Consumer Comfort: Partisan Split
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DEMOCRATS BEARISH, GOP BULLISH … If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: “Republicans” and Democrats in Washington, D.C. differ little on...
Consumer Comfort Rises
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DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK … Despite lingering fear as to the overall health of the American economy, U.S. consumers showed surprising resilience this week....
Consumer Comfort: Stuck In The Middle
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ECONOMY CAN’T CATCH A SPARK … Consumer comfort in America continues to muddle along as the country’s post-recessionary (perhaps also pre-recessionary?) “New Normal” rolls on. Bloomberg’s Consumer...
Consumer Comfort Falls Sharply
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“MIXED” ECONOMIC DATA TO BLAME In a holding pattern for most of the first quarter of 2016, consumer comfort is now beginning to feel the...