-
US December UMich consumer sentiment 69.4 vs 62.0 expected
Prior was 61.3 • Prior was 74.0 vs 68.5 expected • Current conditions 74.0 vs 68.5 expected • Expectations 66.4 vs 57.0 expected • One -year inflation 3.1% vs 4.5% prior • Five-year inflation 2.8% vs 3.2% prior • This is a dream report. It's like a magic landing where the economy stays hot and inflation falls below 2% anyway. It would leave the Fed with 500 bps of ammunition despite inflation being on target. They'd have to re-write economic textbooks.
-
UMich Inflation Expectations Collapsed In December; Repuboicans Drive Surge In Sentiment
UMich inflation expectations (one year ahead) collapsed to 3.1% in preliminary December data after soaring to 4.5% in November. Medium-term inflation expectations also tumbled from 3.2% to 2.8%. That is the lowest one-year inflation expectation since March 2021. Who could have seen that coming? Back to reality... chart Consumer sentiment soared 13% in December, erasing all declines from the previous four months, primarily on the basis of improvements in the expected trajectory of inflation. The headline jumped from 61.3 to 69.4 with current conditions spiking from 68.3 to 74.0 and expectations jumping from 56.8 to ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:05am Dec 8, 2023 10:05am
- hesron
- Joined Dec 2012 | Status: Member | 1980 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:06am Dec 8, 2023 10:06am
- OnlineAddict
- Joined May 2014 | Status: From1toMillion | 3168 Comments
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:06am Dec 8, 2023 10:06am
- asifnaveed
- | Joined Feb 2014 | Status: Member | 7 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:07am Dec 8, 2023 10:07am
- Guest
- | IP XXX.XXX.128.168
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:08am Dec 8, 2023 10:08am
- dotzac007
- | Joined Dec 2010 | Status: Member | 49 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:08am Dec 8, 2023 10:08am
- hesron
- Joined Dec 2012 | Status: Member | 1980 Comments
- Comment #7
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:10am Dec 8, 2023 10:10am
- OnlineAddict
- Joined May 2014 | Status: From1toMillion | 3168 Comments
- Comment #8
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:11am Dec 8, 2023 10:11am
- BaliBoyz80
- | Joined Mar 2020 | Status: Member | 818 Comments
- Comment #9
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:13am Dec 8, 2023 10:13am
- hell.boy
- | Joined Oct 2015 | Status: Junior Member | 1 Comment
- Comment #10
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:15am Dec 8, 2023 10:15am
- Mitiblotch
- Joined Sep 2017 | Status: Member | 343 Comments
- Comment #11
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 10:22am Dec 8, 2023 10:22am
- OnlineAddict
- Joined May 2014 | Status: From1toMillion | 3168 Comments
- Comment #12
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 11:11am Dec 8, 2023 11:11am
- fx6996
- Joined Feb 2023 | Status: Member | 210 Comments
- Comment #13
- Quote
- Dec 8, 2023 11:16am Dec 8, 2023 11:16am
- OnlineAddict
- Joined May 2014 | Status: From1toMillion | 3168 Comments
- Comment #14
- Quote
- Dec 9, 2023 12:59am Dec 9, 2023 12:59am
- Ericedge
- | Joined Oct 2022 | Status: Member | 404 Comments