Strong Consumer Sentiment Recovery Isn’t Just About the End of the Government Shutdown

Following government shutdown delays, data for Dec and Jan spending and income collapsed on Friday. This was one of the most significant drops in consumer spending since the financial crash. As if the situation wasn't a.....»»

While major chains are grappling with sluggish store and mall traffic, Costco (COST) seems somewhat resilient to the challenging retail backdrop. Strong labor market, rising disposable income, elevated consumer sentiment and strategic effort.....»»

Strong consumer sentiment data indicates that the momentum of the U.S. economy will continue in the coming months. On Jun 15, the University of Michigan reported an increase in U.S. consumer sentiment gauge for June. Notably, the inc.....»»

Strong domestic economy and the Trump government's tax codes helped small-cap business optimism index hit to its highest level in May since 1983 On Jun 12, the National Federation of Independent Busin.....»»

The final July reading from the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey is down slightly from the June reading, but over the past 12 months, sentiment remains strong......»»

On upbeat consumer sentiment and increased business investments, the dental supplies industry appears to be in the pink of health now. Of late, the global dental industry demonstrated strong and sustainable grow.....»»

Robust U.S. economy, strong labor market, solid consumer and business spending along with government's deregulation poli.....»»

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Highlights of the Michigan Sentiment Index (MSI) for August US consumer sentiment fell by less than expected in August on a positive outlook for the economy and a strong job market, a University of Michig.....»»

Strong economic growth, increase in spending and high consumer sentiment lead to gains in stocks of payment processors. Stocks of payment processors, Visa Inc. V, Mastercard Incorp.....»»

Consumers’ outlook on the U.S. economy improved further in September, as a strong economy and robust job growth bolstered American consumers’ sentiment......»»

Americans’ spending rose more than forecast in O.....»»

U.S. stocks struggle for direction Wednesday in a volatile session as a recovery in the energy market and worries about softer global growth and a prolonged U.S. government shutdown vied for market dominance......»»

Delays could affect consumer spending, t.....»»

Delays could affect consumer spending, the economy. The Internal Revenue Service, like many other government agencies, is operating on a skeleton staff as the government shutdown continues with n.....»»

U.S. stocks treaded water on Monday as investors turned wary of the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks and a prolonged government shutdown, halting Wall Street's strong surge from Friday......»»

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All three major indexes climbed around 1%, and the Nasdaq Composite has seen its best start to a year since 2006. The U.S. and China have reportedly made progress on trade negotiations, outweighing negative sentiment from an extended government shutdown......»»

The holiday shopping season looks to have been one of the best in years in another manifestation of the economy’s firm backbone, but don’t expect to hear about it this week. Here’s why......»»

U.S. retail sales went gangbusters at the end of 2018, but that momentum could be hard to maintain as consumers deal with higher interest rates and confidence-eroding factors such as the government shutdown and a volatile stock market......»»