Consumer sentiment in the U.S. advanced last week to the second-highest level since 2008 as Americans grew more confident about their financial well-being. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort (COMFCOMF) Index climbed to 38.1 in the period ended Nov. 2, just short of the five-year high of 38.3 reached in August 2013. […] Read more »

Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index jumped to a monthly reading of -12 in October. This is the most positive score since the -12 of July 2013, though it is still lower than the record high of -7 in May 2013. The three-point increase from September is the largest monthly improvement […] Read more »

Consumer confidence posted its third consecutive monthly gain in October, rising to its highest level since July 2007, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. … “Consumers have been gradually regaining their economic footing in the past several months, with confidence rising to the highest level since […] Read more »

Consumer sentiment in the U.S. increased last week by the most since mid-November as households grew more optimistic about the economy and buying climate. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index climbed to 36.8 in the period ended Oct. 5 from a four-month low of 34.8. CONT. Danielle Trubow, Bloomberg Read more »

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in August, declined in September. The Index now stands at 86.0 (1985=100), down from 93.4 in August. CONT. Conference Board Read more »