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Schrodinger's Confidence: US Consumers Both More And Less Confident At The Same Time

By Tyler Durden
Created 09/12/2014 - 09:05
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Submitted by Tyler Durden [1] on 09/12/2014 09:05 -0500



 

Despite Gallup's poll showing consumer confidence going nowhere this year [4], and Bloomberg's consumer comfort level for high-income earners collapsing [5], the government's UMich Consumer Sentiment measure has soared to its highest since last July's exuberance (at 84.6). Take your pick which data you trust...

UMich beats and surges to 15-month highs...

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totally ignoring other data...

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Charts: Bloomberg

 

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