Consumer Confidence Spikes In Early December

And now here we have a good sign, which contradicts some other, more negative data:

Marketwatch: Consumer sentiment improved markedly in early December, according to media reports on Friday of the Reuters/University of Michigan index.

The consumer sentiment index rose to 73.4 in early December from 67.4 in November. The increase was larger than expected.

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