Consumer confidence in the U.S. climbed last week to the highest level in two months as optimism over personal finances helped alleviate growing apprehension about the economy. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 36.1 in the week ended June 24 from minus 37.9 in the previous period. [cont.] […] Read more »
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Declines Again
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in May, fell further in June. The Index now stands at 62.0 (1985=100), down from 64.4 in May. [cont.] Conference Board Read more »
Economic Confidence Continues to Slide
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index was -26 for the week ending June 24, down slightly from -24 the week before. Americans’ confidence has now receded for four straight weeks, and is at the lowest point since late January. [cont.] Jenny Marlar, Gallup Read more »
Americans Hold Dimmest View On Economic Outlook In Five Months
The fewest Americans in five months said the economy was improving in June, signaling the slowdown in employment is seeping into consumer psychology. [cont.] Caroline Fairchild, Bloomberg Read more »
Americans Say They’re Better Off Since Obama Took Office
A plurality of Americans now say they are better off than they were when President Barack Obama was inaugurated, providing a surprising lift to Obama’s re- election campaign despite troublesome economic news. Forty-five percent of those surveyed in a Bloomberg National Poll say they are better off than at the […] Read more »
You for Sale: Mapping, and Sharing, the Consumer Genome
It knows who you are. It knows where you live. It knows what you do. … Few consumers have ever heard of Acxiom. But analysts say it has amassed the world’s largest commercial database on consumers — and that it wants to know much, much more. [cont.] Natasha Singer, New […] Read more »