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Conference Board Confidence Unexpectedly Jumps To Highest In 2026
Conference Board Confidence Unexpectedly Jumps To Highest In 2026
Despite war (and rising gas prices) now fully embedded in respondents' minds, it is perhaps surprising that The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence rose considerably more than expected to 92.8 in April (89.0 exp) from an upwardly revised 92.2.
Present Situation dipped very modestly from 124.1 to 123.8 (120.1 exp) while Expectations rose from 71.0 to 72.2 (69.2 exp)
Source: Bloomberg
That is the highest headline print in 2026.
“Consumer appraisals of current and expected business conditions declined moderately compared to last month," said Dana M Peterson,...
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