Economics
U.S. Comfort Gauge Rises Most in 11 Years, But Below March Level
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Sentiment among U.S. consumers improved the most in 11 years last week as the economy slowly improves, but remains well below levels seen before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose 2.7 points to 47.8 last week, data released Thursday show. This is the largest one-week improvement since April 2009.