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Consumer Confidence Stumbles As Stock Market Optimism Plunges Most In 15 Months

After rising almost incessantly for the last few months (post-trump), The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped in April (though remains near decade-long highs) with a notable drop in 'expectations' (and business conditions weakening).

 

This is yet another 'soft' survey catching down to 'hard' data's reality.

But one of the most-watched aspects of the report was the 'expectations for future stock market increases' which reached its highest since the peak in 2000 in March. April saw it tumble - biggest drop since Jan 2016.