The initial reaction of consumers to Donald J. Trump’s victory was to express greater optimism about their personal finances as well as improved prospects for the national economy, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. CONT. University of Michigan Read more »

Will consumer confidence plunge or will it improve in the wake of Donald Trump’s election? An analysis of consumer sentiment data collected prior to the election provides mixed signals, according to economist Richard Curtin, director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Curtin predicted a 2017 growth rate of […] Read more »

Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy increased sharply after the election, moving from a slightly negative evaluation (-10) to a slightly positive one (+3). Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index had been consistently negative throughout the year leading up to the election. … The increase in economic confidence mostly stems from […] Read more »

Consumers became a bit less optimistic about prospects for the economy in October but still maintained an optimistic outlook for their personal finances, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. CONT. U. of Michigan Read more »