U.S. consumer sentiment rose in August, while an index of current economic conditions hit its highest since July 2007, a survey released on Friday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s final August reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment came in at 82.5, up from 81.8 the month before. […] Read more »

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in July, improved further in August. The Index now stands at 92.4 (1985=100), up from 90.3 in July. CONT. Conference Board Read more »

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index kept its foot on the brakes this week, extending what’s now a two-month pause, while the gap between negative and positive economic expectations reached its largest since May. The CCI now stands at 36.6 on its scale of 0 to 100, remaining within a narrow […] Read more »

Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index was stable last week at -16, similar to the -17 seen the week prior and -15 at the start of August. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose for the first time in three weeks on cheaper fuel costs and an improving job market. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index advanced to 36.8 in the period ended Aug. 10 from 36.2 the prior period, which was the lowest level since June 8. The gain […] Read more »

Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index dropped slightly to -17 for the week ending Aug. 10. Though falling two points from the previous week, the index score is an improvement from the -21 recorded at the end of July, the lowest measure so far in 2014. CONT. Gallup Read more »