By Andrew P. Napolitano
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It was the tax cut that nobody noticed two years ago. And it was rarely mentioned in the fight between Congress and the White House last year over the expiring Bush-era tax cuts. But this month, the payroll-tax cut suddenly registered on everybody's radar screen — when it went away.
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in December, driven lower by fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week.
Americans can't seem to shake their uneasy feeling about the economy.
Americans can't seem to shake their uneasy feeling about the economy.
The nation's leading indicator of consumer confidence took an unexpected tumble in May.
Americans' confidence in the economy held steady in April from the previous month despite rising job cuts and falling home values.
Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news.
Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news.
A private research group says consumer confidence in February rose dramatically from last month to the highest level since a year ago, when the U.S. economy's outlook started to look brighter before souring again.
Consumers' confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009 as worries about the economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.
Consumer confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009, as worries about the economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.
Americans are losing faith that the economy will keep improving, according to a monthly survey.
Shoppers' worries about juggling rising gas and food prices and other household costs pushed the Consumer Confidence Index down sharply in March.
Consumer confidence slipped this month as more people worried that the job market is worsening.
Americans' confidence in the economy rose to a five-month high in November amid more hopeful signs.
Expectations also plunged in August 2011 when a fight over the federal debt limit brought the government to the brink of insolvency, she said.
