Remember when Mark Cuban said a Trump win would result in an imminent Stock Market crash? Well it turns out just the OPPOSITE happened. Optimism is SOARING! From CBS News
WASHINGTON American consumers are the sunniest theyve been in more than 15 years. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index climbed to 113.7 in December, up from 109.4 in November and the highest since it reached 114 in August 2001. Its another sign consumers are confident in the aftermath of a divisive election campaign. The index measures consumers assessment of current conditions, which dipped from November but was still very positive, and their expectations for the future, which hit a 13-year high. Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board, said the post-election surge in optimism was strongest among older Americans.
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual pace from July to September, fastest in two years. Unemployment is at a nine-year low of 4.6 percent. Employers have added 180,000 jobs a month this year, down from an average 229,000 in 2015 but still solid.
Economists monitor consumers mood closely because their spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic output.