by Beth McGuire | Jan 1, 2016 | Consumer, For Your Clients, News |
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had decreased moderately in November, improved in December. The Index now stands at 96.5 (1985=100), up from 92.6 in November. The Present Situation Index increased from 110.9 last month to 115.3 in December,...
by Beth McGuire | Dec 27, 2015 | Consumer, For Your Clients, News |
(TNS)—Consumer spending, a key driver of the U.S. economy, showed solid growth last month to kick off the holiday shopping season as incomes also kept rising, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. After spending stagnated in October, Americans opened their wallets...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 16, 2015 | Consumer, News |
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recently released results of its latest Homeowner Sentiment Survey indicating a significant split in the way real estate consumers perceive the Federal Reserve’s raising of its benchmark interest rate and the subsequent impact on...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 15, 2015 | Consumer, News |
Economic activity in the fourth quarter appears to be weaker than expected, but the forecast for all of 2015 and heading into 2016 remains largely unchanged, with current economic conditions suggesting the fed funds rate lift-off will occur this month, according to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 15, 2015 | Consumer, News |
(TNS)–Consumer prices were unchanged in November amid declining energy and food costs, but other data in the government’s monthly report indicated enough inflation to keep the Federal Reserve on track for an interest rate hike this week. Excluding volatile food...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 13, 2015 | Consumer, News |
TransUnion’s 2016 mortgage and credit card forecasts predict that the consumer lending market will have fully recovered by the end of next year from both the mortgage crisis and the ensuing Great Recession that concluded more than six years ago. TransUnion forecasts...