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...
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....
BAD JOBS DATA HAVING AN IMPACT … Consumer comfort continues to erode as Americans begin to confront the reality of a worsening national economy. Bloomberg’s Consumer...
CONSUMERS LEERY … A key measure of consumer comfort plunged this week, “a sign of unsettled public views of economic conditions overall,” according to analysts....
BAD TREND LINES … Consumer comfort took another step in the wrong direction last week … while the index’s broader quarterly trend lines showed stalled momentum...
… BUT ECONOMIC OUTLOOKS WORSENING U.S. consumers are sending mixed signals about the health of the economy, according to the latest installment of Bloomberg’s Consumer...
MEASURE MAINTAINS RECENT UPTICK … Consumer comfort took a “breather” this week from its recent ascent, but remains relatively strong despite growing concerns about the...