“Trumphoria” Is Over
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...
Consumer Comfort
Major Spike In U.S. Consumer Comfort
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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...
Consumer Comfort: Pre-Election Partisanship
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DEMS, GOP SPLIT … How you feel about the economy apparently depends on whether you’re a “Republican” or a Democrat. That’s pretty funny when you consider there is...
Balls! Consumer Comfort Tanks …
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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...
Consumer Economy Still Struggling
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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...
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 Rebounds
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RAY OF HOPE? It may not seem like it, but we like good news. Especially good economic news. And we don’t really care who takes...
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...