Tag: Economy

Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during July. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of July: The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 90.9, up 5 percent in a month, 12 percent from a year ago, and at its highest point since October 2007. At 88.3,…

Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during June. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of June: The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 85.2, up 4 percent in a month, and at its highest point since January 2008. At 85.1, the Present Situation Index increased 6…

Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during January. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of March: At 81.0, the Present Situation Index increased 0.7% between February and March, and is up 34% from a year earlier. The Present Situation Index is currently up 301% from its December…

Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during January. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of November: At 79.1, the Present Situation Index increased 5% between December and January, and is up 41% from a year earlier. The Present Situation Index is currently up 292% from its December…