Consumer Confidence in the U.S. Economy Increases
Consumer confidence in the U.S. economy and job market has increased, according to research from the New York-based private research group, the Conference Board. The Conference Board’s research found that consumer confidence has climbed to 96.5 – higher than the 92.6 estimate that was projected in November. The increase in confidence is potentially a result
U.S. Economy Searching for its True North
By Dr. Timothy Nash and Dr. Keith Pretty The latest revision of first quarter 2015 U.S. GDP was revised upward to 0.6% with the first estimate of second quarter U.S. GDP reported at 2.3% growth as of July 31. Early estimates predicted that GDP would improve to perhaps as high as 2.4% growth in the