Consumer confidence rose in October with the entire rebound due to gains in confidence among lower income households. Confidence among households with incomes in the top third of the income distribution retreated a bit due to concerns about volatile financial markets, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of […] Read more »

Americans are more likely than they were a year ago to have positive views of the nation’s economy, but they’re still feeling more pessimism than optimism, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll conducted ahead of CNBC’s GOP primary debate on Wednesday. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »

Americans’ expectations for the economy deteriorated to a 13-month low in October, coinciding with a recent slowdown in hiring. The monthly measure tracking the economic outlook declined to 42 from a September reading of 44.5, data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Thursday. CONT. Ali Donaldson, Bloomberg Read more »

U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded strongly in early October, suggesting that the economic recovery remained on track despite headwinds from a strong dollar and weak global demand that have weighed on the industrial sector, particularly manufacturing. … The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index rose to 92.1 in early […] Read more »

… The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds views on the current state of the economy about stable, with 23 percent saying it is good or excellent and 42 percent judging it as fair. About a third say the economy is poor, up 3 points from the June survey. But the percentage […] Read more »