Tag: Consumer Confidence
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U.S. Investor Optimism Rises to Highest Level of the Year
Gallup: U.S. Investor Optimism Rises to Highest Level of the Year PRINCETON, NJ — Consistent with Gallup's Consumer Confidence measure and the continued strong performance of the equity market, the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism — a broad measure of investor perceptions — in August hit a new 2009 high of 9. This represents a…
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Why We’re Gloomier Than The Economy
Washington Post: Why We're Gloomier Than The Economy Ask Americans how the economy is doing, and their answer is stark: It is not just bad, it is run-for-the-hills terrible. Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in almost 30 years. Only 12 percent of Americans think the economy is in good shape. On the Internet,…