Consumers Haven't Felt This Good About Government Economic Policies Since 2009
And Trump isn't even in office yet.
Trump Trade: New Market Highs Amid Uncertainty
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The U.S. presidential election was only a month ago, but President-elect Donald Trump is already having a massive impact on consumers' confidence and outlook for the future.
In the preliminary reading of the University of Michigan's December index of sentiment, consumer confidence jumped by more than expected amid a rosier outlook for their own personal finances and their best opinion on the government's economic policies in seven years, with unprompted mentions of an improving policy backdrop reaching an all-time high.