Consumer Confidence Surveys – As Of January 31, 2023

Advisor Perspectives had a post of January 31, 2023 (“Consumer Confidence Declines in January“) that displays the latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index charts.  They are presented below:

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Conference Board Consumer Confidence 107.1

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index 64.9

While I don’t believe that confidence surveys should be overemphasized, I find these readings and trends to be notable, especially in light of a variety of other highly disconcerting measures highlighted throughout this site.

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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation

SPX at 4044.69 as this post is written