Trump Win Sparks Surge In Consumer Confidence; Stock Market Expectations Hit Record High

Consumer confidence among Americans soared in November, building on October’s gains, as trump’ election victory sparked a surge in both the Present Situation and the Expectations sub-index…

Source: Bloomberg

That is the biggest percentage jump in the Present Situation Index since summer 2021 as vaccines rolled out and ‘saved the world’…

Source: Bloomberg

Rather oddly, amid the improved optimism., expectation for purchases (for cars, homes, and durables) all fell modestly in November…

Source: Bloomberg

But, The Board’s labor market indicator showed the jobs situation improve considerably after an ugly few months…

Source: Bloomberg

…and expectations for stock market gains continued to surge while inflation (and interest rate) expectations fell to post-COVID lows…

Source: Bloomberg

Does any of this seem like American consumers need another 25bps rate cut?