The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in June, declined in July. The Index now stands at 90.9 (1985=100), down from 99.8 in June. CONT. Conference Board Read more »

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index continued its gradual, downward slide, reaching -14 for the week ending July 26. This represents a 10-month low for the index. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »

Consumer confidence declined to a five-week low as Americans grew even more downbeat about the prospects for the economy. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index retreated to 42.4 in the period ended July 19 from 43.2. CONT. Erin Roman, Bloomberg Read more »

Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index was essentially steady in June, averaging -8 for the month. This is statistically tied with May’s -7 score, keeping the index at its lowest monthly reading since November. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved moderately in May, increased further in June. The Index now stands at 101.4 (1985=100), up from 94.6 in May. CONT. Conference Board Read more »

In the first half of 2015 consumers voiced the largest and most sustained increase in economic optimism since 2004, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. … Just as important, that same record was set by households in the top third of the income distribution as well […] Read more »