Bloomberg Consumer Comfort

This does not fit the narrative... ignore it!

Americans’ outlook for the U.S. economy fell in December to match the weakest for the year and a weekly measure of confidence cooled to a two-month low, even as both gauges remain high by historical standards, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Thursday.

Goldman Sachs' Charlie Himmelberg and Marty Young find evidence that "animal spirits" are driving sentiment along party lines... and that may be a concern...