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The pace of vaccinations has also accelerated sharply across most of the country.</p>\n<p>The combination of some extra cash and more financial security is encouraging Americans to spend more.</p>\n<p>\"Consumers' renewed optimism boosted their purchasing intentions for homes, autos and several big-ticket items,\" said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the nonprofit board.</p>\n<p>One growing worry: Higher inflation, mainly at the gas pump. That \"may temper spending intentions in the months ahead,\" Franco said.</p>\n<p>Another gauge that assesses how Americans view the next six months --the so-called future expectations index -- leaped to 109.6 from 90.9. That's the highest level in 21 months.</p>\n<p><b>Big picture: </b>The economy is speeding up again after a winter lull, aided by fresh government fiscal stimulus, rising vaccinations and a sharp decline in coronavirus cases compared to the end of last year.</p>\n<p>The prognosis for the next several months is good -- so long as the coronavirus and its new variants don't make big inroads in the U.S. like they are doing in Europe.</p>\n<p>What they are saying? \"Today's reading looks tremendous relative to the recent past, but it is well short of an 'all clear, \" said chief economist Stephen Stanley of Amherst Pierpont Securities.</p>\n<p><b>Market reaction: </b>The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were lower in Tuesday trades, but the losses declined after the confidence report.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/271cfa4439cda1437f20c9b60f7c187d","relate_stocks":{},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2123215246","content_text":"U.S. consumer confidence index climbs to 109.7 from 90.4.\n\nThe numbers: Consumer confidence surged in March to a one-year high as more Americans got vaccinated and the government doled out $1,400 stimulus checks in a boost to the economy.\nThe index of consumer confidence shot up to 109.7 this month from a revised 90.4 in February, the Conference Board said Tuesday .\nEconomists polled by Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal had forecast a smaller increase to 96.8.\nThe index stood close to a 20-year high of 132.6 in February of 2020 shortly before the coronavirus pandemic exploded in the U.S.\nWhat happened: Part of the survey that tracks how consumers feel about the economy right now also rose to the highest level since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.\nThe so-called present situation index jumped to 110 from 89.6, though it's still only about two-thirds as high as it was before the pandemic started.\nThe government sent out $1,400 stimulus payments to most families this month and extended emergency unemployment benefits. 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That's the highest level in 21 months.</p>\n<p><b>Big picture: </b>The economy is speeding up again after a winter lull, aided by fresh government fiscal stimulus, rising vaccinations and a sharp decline in coronavirus cases compared to the end of last year.</p>\n<p>The prognosis for the next several months is good -- so long as the coronavirus and its new variants don't make big inroads in the U.S. like they are doing in Europe.</p>\n<p>What they are saying? \"Today's reading looks tremendous relative to the recent past, but it is well short of an 'all clear, \" said chief economist Stephen Stanley of Amherst Pierpont Securities.</p>\n<p><b>Market reaction: </b>The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were lower in Tuesday trades, but the losses declined after the confidence report.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Consumer confidence surges to a pandemic high as hiring and the U.S. economy speed up</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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The pace of vaccinations has also accelerated sharply across most of the country.</p>\n<p>The combination of some extra cash and more financial security is encouraging Americans to spend more.</p>\n<p>\"Consumers' renewed optimism boosted their purchasing intentions for homes, autos and several big-ticket items,\" said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the nonprofit board.</p>\n<p>One growing worry: Higher inflation, mainly at the gas pump. That \"may temper spending intentions in the months ahead,\" Franco said.</p>\n<p>Another gauge that assesses how Americans view the next six months --the so-called future expectations index -- leaped to 109.6 from 90.9. That's the highest level in 21 months.</p>\n<p><b>Big picture: </b>The economy is speeding up again after a winter lull, aided by fresh government fiscal stimulus, rising vaccinations and a sharp decline in coronavirus cases compared to the end of last year.</p>\n<p>The prognosis for the next several months is good -- so long as the coronavirus and its new variants don't make big inroads in the U.S. like they are doing in Europe.</p>\n<p>What they are saying? \"Today's reading looks tremendous relative to the recent past, but it is well short of an 'all clear, \" said chief economist Stephen Stanley of Amherst Pierpont Securities.</p>\n<p><b>Market reaction: </b>The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were lower in Tuesday trades, but the losses declined after the confidence report.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/271cfa4439cda1437f20c9b60f7c187d","relate_stocks":{},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2123215246","content_text":"U.S. consumer confidence index climbs to 109.7 from 90.4.\n\nThe numbers: Consumer confidence surged in March to a one-year high as more Americans got vaccinated and the government doled out $1,400 stimulus checks in a boost to the economy.\nThe index of consumer confidence shot up to 109.7 this month from a revised 90.4 in February, the Conference Board said Tuesday .\nEconomists polled by Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal had forecast a smaller increase to 96.8.\nThe index stood close to a 20-year high of 132.6 in February of 2020 shortly before the coronavirus pandemic exploded in the U.S.\nWhat happened: Part of the survey that tracks how consumers feel about the economy right now also rose to the highest level since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.\nThe so-called present situation index jumped to 110 from 89.6, though it's still only about two-thirds as high as it was before the pandemic started.\nThe government sent out $1,400 stimulus payments to most families this month and extended emergency unemployment benefits. The pace of vaccinations has also accelerated sharply across most of the country.\nThe combination of some extra cash and more financial security is encouraging Americans to spend more.\n\"Consumers' renewed optimism boosted their purchasing intentions for homes, autos and several big-ticket items,\" said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the nonprofit board.\nOne growing worry: Higher inflation, mainly at the gas pump. That \"may temper spending intentions in the months ahead,\" Franco said.\nAnother gauge that assesses how Americans view the next six months --the so-called future expectations index -- leaped to 109.6 from 90.9. That's the highest level in 21 months.\nBig picture: The economy is speeding up again after a winter lull, aided by fresh government fiscal stimulus, rising vaccinations and a sharp decline in coronavirus cases compared to the end of last year.\nThe prognosis for the next several months is good -- so long as the coronavirus and its new variants don't make big inroads in the U.S. like they are doing in Europe.\nWhat they are saying? \"Today's reading looks tremendous relative to the recent past, but it is well short of an 'all clear, \" said chief economist Stephen Stanley of Amherst Pierpont Securities.\nMarket reaction: The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were lower in Tuesday trades, but the losses declined after the confidence report.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":349,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":886602917,"gmtCreate":1631583409839,"gmtModify":1676530581548,"author":{"id":"3566615381610690","authorId":"3566615381610690","authorIdStr":"3566615381610690","name":"Jemjem","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Great ","listText":"Great ","text":"Great","images":[{"img":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4af76a41e5cd0fd68f2751eac9685634","width":"750","height":"1760"}],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/886602917","isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":94,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":1,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}