Expectations Index Increased in March Based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, the Expectations Index increased to 103.0 from 98.3 in March. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index improved in April after decreasing in March. Consumer Confidence partially rebounded in April but remains below levels seen last fall. US Added [...]
Consumer Confidence Hit Highest Level Since 2000 Consumer Confidence hit highest level since 2000. Only in eleven individual months since 1967 have we seen confidence higher than it is today. Nine of those months were in the year 2000. The other two were in 1999. This is the thin air of high peaks... The euphoria [...]
Notable Pop in Motor Vehicle and Parts Production Friday's 1.1 percent jump in industrial production is an indication of the long-awaited convergence of recently more upbeat survey data. All major categories were higher as well, notable was the 3.9 percent pop in motor vehicle and parts production. US Raw Steel Production Increased US raw steel production [...]
