U.S. Jan consumer sentiment jumps to two-year high
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U.S. consumer sentiment rose in  January to its highest in two years on favorable expectations  for the U.S. economy and for higher wage gains, a survey showed  on Friday.
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American consumers will greet the new year in a good mood, the latest measure of consumer sentiment shows. The Conference Board&#39;s index of consumer confidence jumped to a five-month high of 102.3 in December
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Consumer sentiment climbed by far more than expected in early July to its highest in six months due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday after  reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter  matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up  above expectations in late August, but volume was feather light  ahead of the upcoming Republican convention in New York City.
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Consumer confidence was knocked off a 2 1/2 year high in March as a recent swoon in worldwide stock markets made people feel less secure about the economy's prospects and their own financial fortunes.
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Consumer prices posted their biggest gain in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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An index of consumer confidence in the United States jumped more than forecast in May, signaling consumers will continue to spend in the face of record gasoline prices and a slumping housing market.
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Consumer sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumer sentiment was stronger  than expected in August, a report showed on Friday, though  expectations of the future economic situation worsened.
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U.S. consumer sentiment was stronger   than expected in August, a report showed on Friday, though   expectations of the future economic situation worsened.
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NEW YORK A new survey says consumer sentiment improved in the first half of December. The subscriber-only University of Michigan &#39;s preliminary index on consumer sentiment for December rose to 95-point-seven from 92-point-eight seen in November.
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U.S. incomes rose much more sharply than expected in January, while spending and core consumer price growth also outpaced forecasts, according to a government report on Thursday that could heighten inflation concerns at the Federal Reserve.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second straight month in January, hinting that the US economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, but at a slower pace.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence jumped in December, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks rose for a second day on   Tuesday as a survey showing a higher-than-expected jump in   consumer confidence eased concern about slowing economic growth   and the outlook for corporate profits.
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Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK: Wall Street resumed its year-end rally on Tuesday, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.