US consumer confidence drops for 2nd-straight month as virus cuts deeper into spending and hiring
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell for the second-straight month to 84.8 from 91.7, according to a TuesdayThe group's Present Situation Index — which tracks Americans' views of current business and job market conditions — sank to 84.2 from 95.9.
The gloomy report "does not bode well for Q4 consumption, if Congress does not get its act together" and pass new fiscal stimulus, Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said.The second wave of US coronavirus infections further slammed consumer sentiments in August as joblessness maintained historic highs and spending slowed its recovery.
The survey gathered data until August 14, soon after daily new cases in the US began falling from their late July peak. The spike in outbreaks quickly showed up in high-frequency indicators, with weekly jobless claims and credit-card spending data reflecting a weakening recovery.US investing champion David Ryan famously garnered a compounded return of 1,379% in just 3 years. Here is the 11-part criteria he uses to find the next big winner.
Americans saying jobs are "hard to get" jumped to 25.2% from 20.1%, signaling fresh weakness in the labor market after months of payroll increases.
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