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May 31, 2006
Link of the Day
Dean Baker explains why those "consumer confidence" numbers the media puts so much stock in the news always touts doesn't matter.mean so little.
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Baker: The index probably does give useful information about public attitudes, which can make a big difference politically...
Funny how good index readings are trumpeted by the party in power for the month they are current, and never mentioned or spin-discounted the next month when the index drops substantially. And vice versa for the party out of power.
The index is a veritable pinata, with both parties taking turns at bat, month by month. Sound and fury, signifying very little. Its effect on the stock market seems to last about 2 hours.
Have consensus studies been done by business or economic forecasters showing the index makes any real effect on business/economic (as opposed to political) decision-making, or personal purchasing decisions?
Posted by: JimPortlandOR | May 31, 2006 5:38:53 PM
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