Consumer Comfort in U.S. Rises for Second Consecutive Week
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Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose for a second consecutive week as an improving job market helped ease the burden of higher fuel costs.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index climbed to minus 44.5 in the period ended April 3 from minus 46.9 the prior week. A measure of Americans’ views of their own finances increased to the second-highest level since January 2010, while a gauge of perceptions of the economy advanced from a two-year low.