Consumer confidence tanks ...
REALITY SETTING IN … Thanks a lot, congressional “Republicans.” Having failed to pass even the first item on U.S. president Donald Trump’s agenda, the economic fallout...
“HOPE” FADES … A widely watched index of consumer confidence showed signs of weakness this month – raising fresh concerns about the health of the American...
GOOD NEWS … IF IT CAN TRANSLATE INTO PURCHASES … The current state of the national economy is difficult to assess. Employment growth is flat, broader...
CAN IT SUSTAIN? The American economy grew at an impressive 3.5 percent clip during the third quarter of 2016. That’s according to the third (and final)...
THERE’S HOPE … WILL THERE BE CHANGE? We’re not going to sugarcoat it: The fundamental economic weaknesses plaguing the U.S. economy prior to the 2016 presidential...
CAN IT HOLD? With a make-or-break holiday shopping season approaching, consumer comfort in the United States received an unexpectedly strong boost this week – with a...
MEASURE HITS 2016 LOW … This week we were really going to try and focus on some good news for a change. We were going to do our...
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 to...
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 (CCI)...