The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index extended its spring advance this week, propelled by improving views of the buying climate and personal finances – both their best in at least six years – to a new second-best for the index overall since early 2008. CONT. Langer Research Associates Read more »
Focus on Growth to Frame Priorities
Republicans define Democrats as a party for the 47% who are takers. Democrats define Republicans as a party for the 1% who are wealthiest. And meanwhile, a majority of voters questions who is looking out for their interests, and an increasing number concludes the answer is no one. Narrowly focusing […] Read more »
Slight Improvements But Tough Terrain Ahead for Democrats
Support for President Barack Obama and his health care law has increased in the weeks since the White House announced that eight million Americans have enrolled in the law’s health-insurance exchanges, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But in spite of slight improvements from March, the poll […] Read more »
The Election and the Economy
The president’s at a new low in approval, most registered voters prefer a Republican Congress to rein in his policies and there’s an even split in House vote preferences. But another result in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll also is notable: The role of the economy in these views. […] Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Falls Slightly in April
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in March, declined slightly in April. The Index now stands at 82.3 (1985=100), down from 83.9 in March. The Present Situation Index decreased to 78.3 from 82.5, while the Expectations Index was virtually unchanged at 84.9 versus 84.8 in March. CONT. […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Drops Slightly to -17
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index averaged -17 for the week ending April 27. This represents a slight drop from consistent index ratings of either -15 or -16 for the past four weeks. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »